Book - Illustrated paperback book, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Canberra, Candour: stories in the words of those who served 1914-18, 2018

Physical description

Staple-bound paperback book with a brown strip along the left side with an image of a soldier in stained glass at the top and 'century of service' printed sideways beneath it. The cover is a sepia toned portrait of an Army nurse with images of a letter, brooch and postcard at the bottom of the page. The title is printed in large white text just above the bottom images.

Publication type

non-fiction

Summary

The Australian soldier and sailor frequently recorded in his diary or in his home-letters indications of the thoughts, hopes, and fears which were uppermost in his mind, and descriptions of his own and others' work and actions. These papers are often the most valuable human documents....from cover.

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