Daniel Seaton. La Trobe University Press. $36.
Historian and Commonwealth War Graves Commission researcher Daniel Seaton examines how six key World War II correspondents helped shape Australia's collective memory of the conflict. Rather than viewing the likes of poet Kenneth Slessor, novelist George Johnston and journalist Chester Wilmot in isolation, Seaton analyses them as an interconnected network bound by shared ambition and the Anzac legend. Heavily influenced by Australia's official World War I correspondent Charles Bean, these men - alongside frontline creators Damien Parer, George Silk and Osmar White - brought real, dangerous battlefield experiences to the public. Seaton highlights their lasting national legacy, mirroring the spirit behind the War Correspondents Memorial at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.
