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Anzacs on the Western Front: The Australian War Memorial Battlefield Guide [100th anniversary edition]
A newly updated, lavishly illustrated account of the ANZAC's involvement in the Western Front, complete with walking and driving tours of 28 battlefields.
Anzacs on the Western Front: The Australian War Memorial Battlefield Guide is the perfect book for anyone who wants to explore the battlefields of the Western Front, either in-person or from the comfort of home. It does far more than show where the lines that generals drew on their maps actually ran on the ground and retrace the footsteps of the men advancing towards them. It is a graphic and wide-ranging record of the Australian and New Zealand achievements, and of the huge sacrifices both nations made, in what is still arguably the most grueling episode in their history.
With rare photographs and documents from the Memorial's archives and extensive travel information, this is the most comprehensive guide to the battlefields of the Western Front on the market. Every chapter covers not just the battles, but the often larger-than-life personalities who took part in them. Following a chronological order from 1916 through 1918, the book leads readers through every major engagement the Australian and New Zealanders fought in and includes tactical considerations and extracts from the personal diaries of soldiers.
Peter Pedersen was Head of the Research Centre at the Australian War Memorial and is one of Australia's leading military historians.
Details: Travel book, published 2018 (revised edition).
Format: Soft cover, illustrations (photographs, maps), 600 pages.
Dimensions: 24.0 cm (h) x 15.5 cm (w) x 2.5 cm (d) / 923 grams.