The legacy of war is complex. From the late twentieth century as we
moved closer to the centenary of the start of World War I,
Australia was swept by an 'Anzac revival' and a feverish sense of
commemoration. In this book, leading historians reflect on the
commemorative splurge, which involved large amounts of public
spending, and also re-examine what happened in the immediate
aftermath of the war itself. At the end of 1918, Australia faced
the enormous challenge of repatriating hundreds of thousands of
soldiers and settling them back into society. Were returning
soldiers as traumatised as we think? What did the war mean for
Indigenous veterans and for relations between Catholics and
Protestants? Did war unify or divide us? The country also faced
major questions about its role in the world order that emerged
after Versailles. How has the way we commemorate the war skewed our
view of what really happened? The Great War reflects on the
aftermath of World War I and the commemoration of its centenary.
Provocative and engaging essays from a diverse group of leading
historians discuss the profound ways in which World War I not only
affected our political system and informed decades of national
security policy but shaped - and continues to shape - our sense of
who we are, for better or worse. This book reminds us that we live
with the legacies of war still, in ways we may not see.
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