02646nam 2200601 450 991046433770332120200520144314.01-74224-704-0(CKB)3710000000161531(EBL)1727433(SSID)ssj0001415812(PQKBManifestationID)11811239(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001415812(PQKBWorkID)11344255(PQKB)10277885(MiAaPQ)EBC1811238(MiAaPQ)EBC1727433(Au-PeEL)EBL1811238(CaPaEBR)ebr10953365(CaONFJC)MIL652115(OCoLC)882779158(Au-PeEL)EBL1727433(EXLCZ)99371000000016153120141022h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVictoria at war 1914-1918 /Michael McKernan ; Di Quick, designSydney, Australia :New South,2014.©20141 online resource (240 p.)Includes index.1-322-20835-2 1-74223-380-5 Contents; Maps; Foreword; Prologue; Chapter 1: War comes to Melbourne; Chapter 2: War comes to Victoria; Chapter 3: Victorians go to war; Chapter 4: War in the Schools; Chapter 5: Counting the Cost; Chapter 6: On the Western Front; Chapter 7: Conscription; Chapter 8: Holding On; Chapter 9: Victory; Epilogue; A note on sources; Acknowledgements; IndexDuring the First World War, in Melbourne and communities throughout Victoria, schoolchildren knitted socks for the troops serving in Gallipoli, the Middle East and on the Western Front. Their families set up Red Cross branches to support the 91,000 Victorian servicemen and women overseas. Victoria at War records the achievements of the state's soldiers, nurses and their families - including the Whitelaws from Gippsland with six sons enlisting, 'Bert' Jacka, the first Australian to be awarded the Victoria Cross in the First World War, and commander Sir John Monash. Bestselling military historiaWorld War, 1914-1918AustraliaVictoriaWorld War, 1914-1918AustraliaVictoriaBiographyElectronic books.World War, 1914-1918World War, 1914-1918940.394McKernan Michael1945-1028187Quick DiMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464337703321Victoria at war 1914-19182444075UNINA