On the Home Front

by Kate Darian-Smith

A classic and evocative study of Melbourne in wartime.

What really happened on the Australian home front during the Second World War?

For the people of Melbourne these were years of social dislocation and increased government interference in all aspects of daily life. On the Home Front is the story of their work, leisure, relationships and their fears-for by 1942 the city was pitted with air raid trenches, and in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0522856837
• ISBN13: 9780522856835
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.1"