WWI Eyewitness Accounts from Australians in Great War / On the Western Front

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On the Western Front: Eyewitness Accounts from Australians in the Great War by: Michael Enright
ISBN:
9780764348280
Book Title:
On the Western Front: Eyewitness Accounts from Australians in the Great War
Author:
Michael Enright
Binding:
Hard Cover with dust jacket
Copyright:
2015
Pages:
192
Size:
6.25 x 9.25 in.
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Historian Michael Enright provides a close-up account of Australian servicemen on the Western Front during WWI. Using many previously unpublished, first-hand materials, the author provides a fresh look at the Great War through the eyes of ordinary servicemen. The scene is set with a brief account of events at Gallipoli, the place where the Australians gained their reputation as fierce fighters, and then the author discusses the reformation of the ANZAC divisions in Egypt and their subsequent movement to France. This leads to previously unpublished personal accounts that give new interpretations of the key battles on the Western Front at Fromelles, Somme, Bullecourt, Messines, Passchendaele, and Villers-Bretonneux, amongst others. Many of these accounts support the particular bravery of the Australian soldier. This work provides a reassessment of the ANZAC legend and mythology based on the personal diaries and memoirs of those who were there.
31 b/w photos, maps
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