02629nam 2200565 450 991047985540332120200920102503.01-74224-698-21-74224-179-4(CKB)3710000000125686(EBL)1710138(SSID)ssj0001328439(PQKBManifestationID)11867648(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001328439(PQKBWorkID)11283466(PQKB)11335187(MiAaPQ)EBC1710138(MiAaPQ)EBC6216012(EXLCZ)99371000000012568620200920d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMenzies at war /Anne HendersonSydney, New South Wales :NewSouth,[2014]©20141 online resource (296 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-20834-4 1-74223-379-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Foreword; Introduction: The Menzies History Wars; 1. Nadir; 2. The Clan and its Legacy; 3. Last Days of Appeasement; 4. Collective Insecurity; 5. War on all Fronts; 6. War at a Distance; 7. Menzies' Dark and Hurrying Day; 8. The Enemy Within; 9. On the Wings of a Phoenix; 10. Winning with Menzies; Conclusion: The long Peace; Appendix: Menzies' Account of his 1941 Resignation; Notes; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; IndexIn the months following his resignation as PM in late August 1941, Menzies swayed between relief at his release from the burdens of office as PM and despair that his life at the top had come to so little. Many followers of Australian political history, including Liberal party supporters, forget that Robert Menzies had many years in the political wilderness not knowing he would end up being Australia's longest-serving prime minister. This book focuses on the period between 1941, when Menzies lost the prime-ministership, to 1949, when he regained it. In the interim he travelled around the world,PoliticiansAustraliaBiographyPrime ministersAustraliaBiographyAustraliaPolitics and government20th centuryElectronic books.PoliticiansPrime ministers994.04092Henderson Anne1949-947813MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910479855403321Menzies at war2142290UNINA