Description |
ix, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
Series |
A UNSW Press book |
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UNSW Press book.
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Contents |
Introduction : forging the nation -- Ch. 1. Eastern and Western Slavs -- Ch. 2. Other Russian subjects -- Ch. 3. Joining up -- Ch. 4. Among the first Anzacs -- Ch. 5. The Western front -- Ch. 6. Being Russian among Australians -- Ch. 7. Heading home? -- Ch. 8. 'Suspected to be a Bolshevick' -- Ch. 9. Coming home -- Ch. 10. Becoming Australian -- Ch. 11. The Second World War |
Summary |
"Elena Govor has revealed a part of Australian cultural history that was, until now, silent. Extraordinarily, it was men born in the former Russian Empire that constituted the most numerous group in the First Australian Imperial Force, after those of Anglo or Celtic background. Almost 1000 Russian-born Anzacs, among whom were ethnic Russians and Baltic peoples, Jews, Finns, Ossetians and Germans." "Finding these men has been the fruit of monumental and painstaking research at the National Archives of Australia and the Australian War Memorial. Here Elena Govor traces their stories from pre-revolutionary Russia through the devastation of war and its aftermath to the cultural diversity of modern-day Australia."--BOOK JACKET |
Analysis |
World War 1 |
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Australian ethnic groups |
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Europe |
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Gallipoli |
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History, 1901-1945 |
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Biography |
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Russian Australians |
Notes |
Includes index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-304) and index |
Subject |
Australia. Australian Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- History -- 20th century.
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Great Britain. Army -- Recruting, enlistment, etc -- World War, 1914-1918
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Australia. Australian Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- World War, 1914-1918
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Australia. Australian Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
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Great Britain. Army -- Recruting, enlistment, etc -- World War, 1914-1918
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Australia -- Australian Imperial Force
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Great Britain. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- World War, 1914-1918
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Great Britain. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
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Russians -- Australia -- Biography.
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Russians -- Australia -- History.
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Russians -- Australia -- Queensland -- History.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia -- Queensland.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Australia -- Queensland.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Russian Australian
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula.
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Foreign enlistment -- Australia -- History -- 20th century.
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Russians -- Australia.
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Genre/Form |
History.
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Biographies.
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Author |
National Archives of Australia.
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LC no. |
2005472784 |
ISBN |
0868408565 paperback |
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9780868408569 paperback |
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