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Michael McKernan

Men at War: Australia, Syria, Java 1940–1942 by James Mitchell

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December 2023, no. 460
Michael McKernan reviews 'Men at War: Australia, Syria, Java 1940–1942' by James Mitchell

There is an honoured tradition of battalion histories in Australia, particularly from World War I. The best of them tell us something of the individuals who served Australia well. This book takes battalion histories to an entirely new level. It is the most complete, and the most absorbing, account of a battalion I have ever read.

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