Macmillan, 1981, Hardcover, Book Condition: Very Good, Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good, First, Illustrated By: Photographic

700 g; XVI, 280 pages, indexed, and illustrated with black-and-white photographs and at least one map. Illustrated end pages, colour illustrated dustjacket. Very slight rubbing to the spine section of the bottom edge of the boards. No other damage to describe. Using letters, diaries, interviews, published battalion and unit memoirs an official histories and documents, Peter Charlton looks at the powerful legend of the AIF, the troubled response of the Australian government to the early days of the war and the arguments over the return of the troops to Australia in 1942. -- Front fold over blurb Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 0333337808. ISBN/EAN: 9780333337806. Inventory No: 0232130.