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'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.' (Publication summary)
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Review : Menzies at War
2015
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review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , vol. 46 no. 2 2015; (p. 324-325)
— Review of Menzies at War 2014 single work biography -
War Leaders at War
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 363 2014; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Menzies at War 2014 single work biography -
The Truth About Menzies and the Second World War
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July - August vol. 58 no. 7/8 2014; (p. 18-21)
— Review of Menzies at War 2014 single work biography
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The Truth About Menzies and the Second World War
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Quadrant , July - August vol. 58 no. 7/8 2014; (p. 18-21)
— Review of Menzies at War 2014 single work biography -
War Leaders at War
2014
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , August no. 363 2014; (p. 27-28)
— Review of Menzies at War 2014 single work biography -
Review : Menzies at War
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Historical Studies , vol. 46 no. 2 2015; (p. 324-325)
— Review of Menzies at War 2014 single work biography