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Monash University , Australia, 2019. Softcover. Very Good. Signed by Author. Signed by Seumas, Jay & Carol Size: 9"-10" Tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Australian History; Signed by Author. ISBN: 1925495493. ISBN/EAN: 9781925495492. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 48965. . 9781925495492

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HMT Dunera, which brought to Australia 2000 mostly Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany and Austria in 1940, is a byword for both shame and triumph. The shame of the treatment of these victims of fascism, and the triumph of many of these refugees lives, who did so much for Australia and other countries where they ended up. This book, mostly pictorial, tells the story of the Dunera refugees. It's a lavish production and full of interesting information - did you know that Erwin Fabian, who designed many covers for Penguin Books in the 1950s, was a Dunera boy? Neither did I. One of the last books to involve the authorship of Ken Inglis, wonderful historian and lovely man.This copy is in very good unmarked condition, with minimal bumping and marking. Photographs show actual book for sale.

Monash University Publishing, Melbourne, 2018. First Edition. Softcover. Fine Condition. Second impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 550 pages. One volume of the 2-volume set. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. A fine unread copy.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. The story of the 'Dunera Boys' is an intrinsic part of the history of Australia in the Second World War and in its aftermath. The injustice these 2,000 men suffered through British internment in camps at Hay, Tatura and Orange is well known. Less familiar is the tale of what happened to them afterwards. This book tells that story in two volumes--Volume One in images and Volume Two in life stories. The images constitute a narrative all of their own. The beauty and power of these traces of the lives of these internees speak for themselves. These are stories of struggle, sadness, transcendence, and creativity that describe the lives of these men and of the society in which they lived, first… Read More

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Monash Univ Pub, 2018. Paperback. New. 549 pages. 9.50x6.75x1.25 inches.