"...The story of the 'Dunera Boys' is an intrinsic part of the history of Australia in the Second World War and in its aftermath. The injustice these 2000 men suffered through British internment in camps at Hay, Tatura and Orange is well known. Less familiar is the tale of what happened to them afterwards...." -- Back cover.

Section 1. The beginning of the end -- Section 2. Havens? Britain and Singapore, 1939-1940 -- Section 3. Enemy aliens in Britain, 1940: adrift, arrested, interned, deported -- Section 4. At sea: aborad the Dunera and the Queen Mary -- Section 5. Hay, Tatura, Orange: lassitude, solidarity, resilience -- Section 6.After internment -- Section 7. Toward the future -- Section 8. Between memory and history.

Includes bibliographical references and index.