Anzac to Amiens /
Bean, C. E. W. 1879-1968,
Anzac to Amiens / C.E.W. Bean. - 567 pages ; 19 cm.
First published by The Australian War Memorial: 1946.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The First World War was the blooding of the young Australian nation. Five years after Australia's overwhelming response to Britain's declaration of war, nearly a fifth of the 330,000 Australians who served overseas lay dead. Charles Bean witnessed it all. Appointed official war correspondent with the Australian Imperial Force in 1914, he spent the entire war in Europe at the cutting edge of the military machine. Anzac to Amiens is Bean's remarkable condensation of the twelve-volume official history of Australia's involvement in the Great War. It describes with great clarity and compassion the strategies, the tactical strikes, the shellings and the sacrifices of that terrible and drawn-out conflict. An acknowledged classic of military history, Anzac to Amiens is compelling and compulsory reading for every Australian interested in the nation's bloody coming of age. World War I. Armed services.
9780143571674
Australia. Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921) --History.
Australia. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps --History.
World War, 1914-1918--Australia.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns.
940.40994
Anzac to Amiens / C.E.W. Bean. - 567 pages ; 19 cm.
First published by The Australian War Memorial: 1946.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The First World War was the blooding of the young Australian nation. Five years after Australia's overwhelming response to Britain's declaration of war, nearly a fifth of the 330,000 Australians who served overseas lay dead. Charles Bean witnessed it all. Appointed official war correspondent with the Australian Imperial Force in 1914, he spent the entire war in Europe at the cutting edge of the military machine. Anzac to Amiens is Bean's remarkable condensation of the twelve-volume official history of Australia's involvement in the Great War. It describes with great clarity and compassion the strategies, the tactical strikes, the shellings and the sacrifices of that terrible and drawn-out conflict. An acknowledged classic of military history, Anzac to Amiens is compelling and compulsory reading for every Australian interested in the nation's bloody coming of age. World War I. Armed services.
9780143571674
Australia. Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921) --History.
Australia. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps --History.
World War, 1914-1918--Australia.
World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns.
940.40994