In this controversial book, well-known Australian military historian Peter Stanley exposes Bad Characters in the Australian Imperial Force.
Based on extensive research, this eye-opening book examines behaviours ranging from bludging and dumb insolence, though malingering and shirking, to a small number of serious civil crimes culminating in several murders. It moves from the outbreak of the Great War through the agonising course of its conflict to its end and beyond, to the memory of the larrikin Digger in modern folklore.
Stanley is a natural storyteller who has authored more than 20 history books, including Commando To Colditz, Invading Australia and A Stout Pair Of Boots.