| Menzies at War Contributor(s): Henderson, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1742233791 ISBN-13: 9781742233796 Publisher: NewSouth Books OUR PRICE: $26.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Political - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2015375216 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9.1" (0.85 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the months following his resignation as PM in late August 1941, Menzies swayed between relief at his release from the burdens of office as PM 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 Robert 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, to 1949, when he regained it. In the interim he travelled around the world, spending an extended time in Britain during World War II, set up the Liberal Party and, the author argues, developed the leadership qualities that made him so successful. Anne Henderson refers to this time as his real political blooding. |
