Anzac Day Then & Now

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Peter Stanley, Jeffrey Grey, Carolyn Holbrook, Ken Inglis, Tom Frame and others explore the rise of Australia's unofficial national day.

Does Anzac Day honour those who died pursuing noble causes in war Or is it part of a campaign to redeem the savagery associated with armed conflict Do the rituals of 25 April console loved ones Or reinforce security objectives and strategic priorities Contributors explore the early debate between grieving families and veterans about whether Anzac Day should be commemorated or celebrated, the effect of the Vietnam War, popular culture's reflection on the day and our political leaders' increasing profile in public commemorations.

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Tom Frame is Director of the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society (ACSACS) at UNSW Canberra. He is the author of HMAS Sydney: Loss and controversy and The Life and Death of Harold Holt, and editor of Moral Anzac Day Injury: Unseen wounds in an age of barbarism.