Menzies at War by Anne Henderson
In the months following his resignation as prime minister of Australia in late August 1941, Robert Menzies swayed between relief at his release from the burdens of office 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 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, and 1949, when he regained it. In the interim he traveled around the world, spending an extended time in Britain during World War I, set up the Liberal Party and, the author argues, developed the leadership qualities that made him so successful.
Anne Henderson is deputy director of The Sydney Institute, which she has operated with her husband, political commentator Gerard Henderson, since 1989. She also edits The Sydney Papers Online and co-edits The Sydney Institute Quarterly. She is the author of several books, most recently the acclaimed biographies Enid Lyons: Leading lady to a nation, and Joseph Lyons: The people’s prime minister.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781742233796 |
| ISBN 10 | 1742233791 |
| Title | Menzies at War |
| Author | Anne Henderson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | NewSouth Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 296 |
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