Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2010
Abstract
Military biography in Australia raises questions about the specific historiography more generally, and about the commemorative and celebratory tendencies in Australian military writing. Recent advances in the field illustrate the continuing tensions within the writing of military history in Australia, and reflect some of the same tendencies elsewhere in the English speaking world.
Recommended Citation
Dean, P. J. (2010). Commemoration, memory, and forgotten histories: The complexity and limitations of Australian army biography. War and Society, 29(2), 118-136. doi: 10.1179/204243410X12796373846347
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