{"product_id":"9781761170706","title":"Challenging Anzac","description":"Author: Mia Martin Hobbs\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781761170706\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 352\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Anzac legend has shaped Australia's national identity for more than a century. Yet many experiences of war do not fit comfortably within this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eChallenging Anzac\u003c\/i\u003e, leading historians explore some of these stories: Aboriginal activists, deserters on the Western Front, veterans who took their own lives and soldiers who became radicalized by their service. They reveal how episodes in Australia's war history that unsettled the Anzac legend  from the relief of Tobruk, nuclear testing on Australian soil and feminist protests against war, to alleged atrocities in Afghanistan  have been elided or adapted to 'fit' the legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited by award-winning historians Mia Martin Hobbs, Carolyn Holbrook and Joan Beaumont, \u003ci\u003eChallenging Anzac\u003c\/i\u003e examines how the reality of warfare has always been at odds with mythic representation and considers why, despite this, the Anzac legend has survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An important addition to our understanding of Anzac history.'  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSydney Morning Herald \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852840390814,"sku":"ADS-9781761170706","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781761170706.jpg?v=1779063411","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781761170706","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}