Anzac and Empire: George Foster Pearce and the Foundations of

Author: John Connor (University College, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 248 Anzac and Empire is the remarkable story of George Foster Pearce - a carpenter who became one Australia's most influential politicians, and the man central to how Australia planned for, and fought in, World War I. The nation's longest-serving defence minister - holding the portfolio before, during and after the Great War - Pearce saw no contradiction in being both a fierce Australian nationalist,...Read more