{"product_id":"9781742233796","title":"Menzies at War","description":"Author: Anne Henderson\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781742233796\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 296 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026amp;nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany 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, spending an extended time in Britain during World War II, set up the Liberal Party and, the author argues, developed the leadership qualities that made him so successful. Anne Henderson refers to this time as his real political blooding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for The Prime Minister's Literary Awards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924789805214,"sku":"ING-9781742233796","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781742233796.jpg?v=1782953316","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781742233796","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}