Australian War Memorial: Treasures from a Century of Collecting
Australian War Memorial (Murdoch Books), $90 hb, 611 pp, 9781742660127
Australian War Memorial: Treasures from a Century of Collecting by Nola Anderson
The Australian War Memorial has become a kind of national cathedral. Those who visit Canberra for the first time feel that they must see it. It fascinates nationalists, those who are entranced by past wars, those who love displays of technology, relatives of the war dead, those attracted to family history, and the countless visitors who unknowingly seek heroes outside the sporting and theatrical arenas where money is king. There were said to be no cash registers at Gallipoli and Kokoda.
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