Abstract: Robert Menzies and John Curtin were very different in personality, style and philosophy and faced different scenarios in their terms as Prime Ministers of Australia in World War Two. This essay compares the two leaders in four key areas: running the war effort; defining Australia's place on the world stage; dealing with party politics, the electorate and the press; and visions for Australia. To sum up, nine eminent historians provide their contemporary perspectives on the two men as wartime leaders
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-02-23
Language: en
Type: article
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