Commemorating the Great War for History Week 2014,
The Military History Society of New South Wales Incorporated presents
Professor Joan Beaumont
Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University, Canberra
on
BROKEN NATION: Battles at home and abroad.
Wartime recruiting poster (Australian War Memorial)
The Great War is, for many Australians, the event that defined our nation. The larrikin diggers, trench warfare and the landing at Gallipoli have become the stuff of the Anzac ‘legend’. But it was also a war fought by the families at home.
Professor Beaumont will examine the effect of the war on the Australian people. Their resilience in the face of hardship, their stoic acceptance of enormous casualty lists and a belief in the justice of their cause made the war effort possible.
Saturday, 13 September 2014, 2pm
Building 113, Victoria Barracks, Paddington
This is a FREE event but RSVP is essential by Wednesday 10 September 2014 as numbers are restricted (02) 9660-7225 or 0418-400-825, rsvp@militaryhistorynsw.com.au
Professor Joan Beaumont on BROKEN NATION: Battles at home and abroad
