Australian women at war
Adam-Smith, Patsy1984
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This is a history of how Australian women have responded to war - from 1900 and the Boer War, to 1945 and its aftermath. Recording the achievements of our women for all time, it tells of their bravery, self-sacrifice, endurance and devotion.
Main title:
Australian women at war / by Patsy Adam-Smith.
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Imprint:
Melbourne : Nelson, 1984.
Collation:
386 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm.
Contents:
Soldiers of the Queen -- The rose -- All men are brothers -- Socks, socks and more socks -- A great and glorious sisterhood -- The yearning heart -- The white feather -- The bride ships -- People in the storm -- Apres la guerre est finie -- Would my heart tell me? -- No foe shall gather our harvest -- Australia is fighting mad -- From Tobruk to Tokyo -- The ultimate crime -- RAAFNS -- RANNS -- The VAs who became AAMWS -- Calls for blood and serum -- Persons and practitioners -- Gallant sailor-girls -- They keep them flying -- The true glory -- 'Sigs' -- The petal and the bee -- That branch of physiology -- A boy from Alabama -- Down on the farm -- Anything and everything -- Shells, bombs and depth charges -- The invisible crew -- The string bag cometh -- War in the Outback -- What did you do in the war, Grandma?
ISBN:
9780170064088
Dewey class:
994
Language:
English
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BRN:
37487
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