Category Archives: Social and Cultural History of War

Popcaanz Conference June 2012

I’ll be attending the 2012 annual POPCAANZ (Popular Culture Association of Australia and New Zealand) conference over the next few days. I’ll be giving a paper on entertainers and soldier audiences during the First World War. The Whizz-bangs were a … Continue reading

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Boredom is the Enemy

My new book is now available through Ashgate (hardcopy and e-book).   See http://www.ashgate.com/isbn/9781409427322  

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New Publication

Finally my book on Australian soldiers’ experiences of education and entertainment is about to arrive!! Boredom is the Enemy: the Intellectual and Imaginative Lives of Australian Soldiers in the Great War and Beyond It is being published by Ashgate and will available … Continue reading

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