First World War
The First World War (1914–1918) profoundly shaped Australia's national identity. More than 416,000 Australians enlisted for service overseas, fighting in campaigns including Gallipoli, the Middle East and the Western Front, where over 60,000 lost their lives and many more returned physically and emotionally scarred.
An Attractive Naivety: Australia as a new nation in a complex world (Revised Edition)
An Attractive Naivety is an epic work of Australian historical fiction spanning the first half of the twentieth century. Through the lives of ordinary men and women, it traces the nation’s journey from Federation and plague to Depression, war, and uneasy peace. Interweaving fictional characters with real events, the novel explores the humour, hardship, courage and contradictions that shaped modern Australia.