name: David  Day
birth_date: 1949-06-24 00:00:00
genres: Politics, History
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about: David Day has written widely on Australian history and the history of World War II. His biography of John Curtin won the 2000 Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards Prize for History and was shortlisted for the 2000 New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction, while his biography of Ben Chifley was shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier’s Award for History in 2002. David Day is currently an Honorary Associate with the History Program at La Trobe University and a visiting professor at the University of Aberdeen. He lives in Eltham, Victoria.1986: Menzies and Churchill at War 1988: The Great Betrayal: Britain, Australia and the Onset of the Pacific War, 1939-42 1992: Reluctant Nation: Australia and the A David Day has written widely on Australian history and the history of World War II. His biography of John Curtin won the 2000 Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards Prize for History and was shortlisted for the 2000 New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction, while his biography of Ben Chifley was shortlisted for the New South Wales Premier’s Award for History in 2002. David Day is currently an Honorary Associate with the History Program at La Trobe University and a visiting professor at the University of Aberdeen. He lives in Eltham, Victoria.1986: Menzies and Churchill at War 1988: The Great Betrayal: Britain, Australia and the Onset of the Pacific War, 1939-42 1992: Reluctant Nation: Australia and the Allied Defeat of Japan, 1942-45 1992: Smugglers and Sailors: The Customs History of Australia, 1788-1901 1996: Contraband and Controversy: The Customs History of Australia from 1901 1996: Claiming a Continent: A New History of Australia 1999: John Curtin: A Life 2001: Chifley 2003: The Politics of War 2005: Conquest: A New History of the Modern World - ISBN 0732277655 2007: The Weather Watchers - ISBN 9780522852752 2008: Andrew Fisher: Prime Minister of Australia ...more