Fromelles & Pozieres: In the Trenches of Hell by Peter FitzSimons
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Fromelles & Pozieres: In the Trenches of Hell by Peter FitzSimons

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781742759500
Author: Peter FitzSimons
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: William Heinemann Australia
Place: North Sydney NSW
Year: 2015
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 816 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Dust jacket has wear and creasing at edges and spine. Interior and binding are still very good.

On 19 July 1916, 7000 Australian soldiers - in the first major action of the AIF on the Western Front - attacked entrenched German positions at Fromelles in northern France. By the next day, there were over 5500 casualties, including nearly 2000 dead - a bloodbath that the Australian War Memorial describes as 'the worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history’.

Just days later, three Australian Divisions attacked German positions at nearby Pozières, and over the next six weeks, they suffered another 23,000 casualties. Of that bitter battle, the great Australian war correspondent Charles Bean would write, ‘The field of Pozières is more consecrated by Australian fighting and more hallowed by Australian blood than any field which has ever existed . . .’

Yet the sad truth is that, nearly a century on from those battles, Australians know only a fraction of what occurred. This book brings the battles back to life and puts the reader in the moment, illustrating both the heroism displayed and the insanity of the British plan. With his extraordinary vigour and commitment to research, Peter FitzSimons shows why this is a story about which all Australians can be proud. And angry. (back cover)

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