About the Author

Vicken Babkenian is an independent researcher for the Australian Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Sydney, and a committee member of Manning Clark House, Canberra. He has written several articles on Australian international humanitarianism for newspapers and history journals. Peter Stanley is one of Australia's most distinguished and active historians - he was formerly the Principal Historian at the Australian War Memorial. He is the author of 30 books.

Reviews

"Australians' responses to the wider world have a complex history but the humanitarian strand is deeply entrenched. Babkenian and Stanley have done a great service in casting light on this little-known but fascinating story." - Tim Costello