Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Abbreviations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. The Background, 1853-1885 8
7. Journalism, the Militia, and Local Politics, 1885-1890 15
8. Getting Elected, 1890-1892 34
9. In Parliament, 1892-1899 47
10. Hughes, Mutton, and the Contingents for South Africa, 1899 67
11. The Proving Ground: South Africa, 1900 83
12. A Loyal Veteran, 1900-1911 97
13. A Loyal Maverick 114
14. The Peacetime Minister, 1911-1914 135
15. The Critics 154
16. War and Mobilization: One Man's Show, 1914 177
17. Recruiting, 1914-1916 198
18. "Done in Our Own Country": War Supplies, 1914-1916 255
19. Hughes' Hydra Overseas, 1914-1915 258
20. A Nightmare Removed: Reform and Resignation, 1916 288
21. Eclipse 313
22. Bibliography 325
23. Index 340