Anzac Journeys

Returning to the Battlefields of World War Two

By: Bruce Scates

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Hardcover | 1 July 2013

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326 Pages

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Australians have been making pilgrimages to the battlefields and cemeteries of World War Two since the 1940's, from the jungles of New Guinea and South-East Asia to the mountains of Greece and the deserts of North Africa. They travel in search of the stories of lost loved ones, to mourn the dead and to come to grips with the past. With characteristic empathy, Bruce Scates charts the history of pilgrimages to Crete, Kokoda, Sandakan and Hellfire Pass. He explores the emotional resonance that these sites have for those who served and those who remember.

Based on surveys, interviews, extensive fieldwork and archival research, Anzac Journeys offers insights into the culture of loss and commemoration and the hunger for meaning so pivotal to the experience of pilgrimage. Richly illustrated with full-colour maps and photographs from the 1940s to today, Anzac Journeys makes an important and moving contribution to Australian military history.

About the Author

Bruce Scates, Professor of History and Australian Studies at Monash University is one of Australia's most respected historians.

Industry Reviews

'Why do Australians pick at the scab of war memory? Bruce Scates explains, in a nice blend of empathetic and analytical.' Professor Peter Stanley, University of New South Wales

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