Victoria at war 1914–1918

Author: Michael McKernan
Price: $59.99
Publisher: NewSouth Publishing in association with State Library Victoria
Available to read in the Library

This richly illustrated book chronicles the extraordinary tales of everyday Victorians among the 91,000 who served in the First World War.

From families setting up the first Red Cross branches to the first recipient of the Victoria Cross award, bestselling military historian Michael McKernan draws upon the Library's extensive World War I collection to paint a compelling portrait of the people of Victoria during the First World War.