La scrittura di Peter Cochrane approfondisce i profondi impatti del conflitto e le narrazioni fondanti della società. Esamina magistralmente eventi storici, concentrandosi sulle dimensioni psicologiche della guerra e su come queste esperienze plasmino la memoria collettiva e la costruzione di leggende. Lo stile distintivo di Cochrane combina una rigorosa ricerca storica con una narrazione avvincente, illuminando eventi passati complessi e le loro durature conseguenze umane.
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In the half-century preceding the Great War there was a dramatic shift in the mindset of Australia’s political leaders, from a profound sense of safety in the Empire’s embrace to a deep anxiety about abandonment by Britain. Collective memory now recalls a rallying to the cause in 1914, a total identification with British interests and the need to defeat Germany. But there is an underside to this story: the belief that the newly federated nation’s security, and its race purity, must be bought with blood. Before the war Commonwealth governments were concerned not with enemies in Europe but with perils in the Pacific. Fearful of an ‘awakening Asia’ and worried by opposition to the White Australia policy, they prepared for defence against Japan—only to find themselves fighting for the Empire on the other side of the world. Prime Minister Billy Hughes spoke of this paradox in 1916, urging his countrymen: ‘I bid you go and fight for white Australia in France.’ In this vital and illuminating book, Peter Cochrane examines how the racial preoccupations that shaped Australia’s preparation for and commitment to the war have been lost to popular memory.