LibGuides: History: Australia at War

Books not to be missed

The Broken Years by Bill Gammage
Call Number: 994.041 GAM
ISBN: 9780522854947
Publication Date: 2010-07-01
In The Broken Years, using the diaries and letters of 1000 Australian soldiers, Bill Gammage reconstructs with great sensitivity the valour and the tragedy of their experience. He shows how and why The Great War had profound effects on the attitudes and ideals of Australia as a nation.
Australia and the First World War, 1914-18 by A.K. Macdougall
Call Number: 994.041 MAC
ISBN: 1740702204
Publication Date: 2004
Understand why Australia went to war and the consequences of her involvement. Covers the political background, conflicts, course of the campaigns, and their economic and social repercussions.
Gallipoli Diaries: The Anzacs' own Story by Jonathan King
Call Number: 994.041 KIN
ISBN: 0731812913
Publication Date: 2003
Historian Dr. Jonathan King has gathered an unequalled series of extracts from letters and diaries written by hundreds of soldiers who fought along with interviews with the last ten Anzacs.
World War 1 - Australians at war by Robert Hillman
Call Number: 994.041HIL
ISBN: 1863912681
Publication Date: 2001
World War 1 looks at the Anzacs and some of the famous battles they fought in the Middle East and Europe, including at Gallipoli and on the Western Front. It looks at what life was like for soldiers on the battlefields, as well as for the people at home in Australi during the Great War.

Australia at War - Weblinks

Australian War Memorial - First World War 1914-18
The Australian War Memorial website is a great place to start your research. It includes links to a variety of information including photos, campaign history, essays and fact sheets.
The National Archives of Australia - Your Story, Our History.
This National Archive site has great information including, war service records, digital images and individual tributes and stories of Anzacs.
State Library Ergo Site - World War 1
Explore information held in the State Library of Victoria about Australia and it's involvement in World War 1.
The State Library Ergo Site - World War 1 and the Homefront
This part of the site has great information about life on the Homefront in Australia during World War 1. Has information about the early reaction to war, conscription, training, propoganda and The Homefront.
The Australian Homefront during World War 1
The information on this site examines the impact this conflict had on the fledgling Australian nation. A range of issues, such as: the male population’s reaction to recruiting drives, Gallipoli, the government’s wider range of powers over some aspects of people’s lives, effects on the economy, and the changing role of women has been addressed and enhanced with cartoons, posters and photographs from the time.
Gallipoli and the Anzacs
A wealth of information here about Gallipoli. Includes timelines, letters, maps and reports of war correspondents.
The Anzac Sory
Many links here to information about the Anzacs over the course of the war.
Anzac Battlefields of World War One
Explore the battlefields where the Anzacs fought. Has great panoramas of the various battle sites.

Treasure Trove

Trove is an online search engine developed by the National Library of Australia. At the click of a button, you can access a large and unrivalled repository of Australian material.

History and Reference Library

The History and Reference Library provides information about Australian History. You will find good information about the Anzacs and World War One here.