In the Shadow of Gallipoli by Robert Bollard - 9781742233246

NewSouth Publishing

In the Shadow of GallipoliThe Hidden Story of Australia in WWI\nAuthor(s): Robert Bollard\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: NewSouth Publishing, Australia\nImprint: NewSouth Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781742233246, 978-1742233246\nSynopsis\nFighting Anzacs have metamorphosed from flesh and blood into mythic icons. The war they fought in is distant and the resistance to it within Australia has been forgotten.\n\n In the Shadow of Gallipoli corrects this historical amnesia by looking at what was happening on the Australian home front during WWI. It shows that the war was a disaster, and many Australians knew it. Discontent and dissent grew into major revolt. Bollard considers the wartime strike wave, including the Great Strike of 1917, alongside the impact of international political events including the Easter Rising in Ireland and the Russian Revolution. The first year of peace was tumultuous as strikes and riots involving returned Anzacs shook Australia throughout 1919. \n\nThis book uncover.