Anzac Labour [electronic resource] : Workplace Cultures in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War /
Wise, Nathan.author.
Anzac Labour explores the horror, frustration and exhaustion surrounding working life in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. Based on letters and diaries of Australian soldiers, it traces the history of work and workplace cultures through Australia, the shores of Gallipoli, the fields of France and Belgium, and the Near East.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Note on Style; 1 Introduction; 2 Civilian to Soldier: The Transition of Men From Civil Employment to Military Service; A fair day's pay for a fair day's work; Adjusting to military life in training camps; The absence of a military tradition; The managerial role of officers; Industrial action in the AIF; Routines aboard troopships; Initial experiences in Egypt; 3 The Nature of Work - Gallipoli; The invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula; Adjusting to the conditions; Work below ground; A never-ending job
4 The Nature of Work - The Western FrontThe 'real work' of war; Time spent in the trenches; 'At the going down of the sun' - night work; The horrible nature of work; Work behind the lines; The pursuit of manliness, pride and social power through work; Humour and protest; Cooperative resistance and unit cohesion; Mutiny on the Western Front; 5 The Nature of Work - The Near East; The role of the mounted arms and the work of the mounted soldier; Working relationships with animals; The impact of environmental factors on work; The monotony of military life in the Near East
The 'class of war' in the Near East6 Return Home: 'Perhaps Tomorrow We Will Know Exactly How the Situation Stands'; Armistice; Continued work in Europe; Rebuilding, rehabilitation and 'BON-MILITARY ENJOYMENT'; From one home to another; Peace at last; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Anzac Labour explores the horror, frustration and exhaustion surrounding working life in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. Based on letters and diaries of Australian soldiers, it traces the history of work and workplace cultures through Australia, the shores of Gallipoli, the fields of France and Belgium, and the Near East.
World War, 1939-1945.
Imperialism.
Social history.
Military history.
Islands of the Pacific-History.
History, Modern.
History of World War II and the Holocaust.
Imperialism and Colonialism.
Social History.
History of Military.
Australasian History.
Modern History.