Over The Top: A Digger's Story of the Western Front by H G (Harry) Hartnett and edited by Chris Bryett

Over The Top: A Digger's Story of the Western Front by H G (Harry) Hartnett and edited by Chris Bryett

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Book Type: SECONDHAND
ISBN: 9781742370002
Book Condition: Very Good
Author: H G (Harry) Hartnett
Additional Authors: Chris Bryett (editor)
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Place: Crows Nest NSW
Year: 2009
Format: Paperback
Pages: 344 pages
Period: 20th Century

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Pages have sunned. Binding is still very good.

Harry Hartnett was 23 when he joined-up in 1915. Here he tells the real story of the battles and the boredom, of life and death, on the Western Front in World War I.

Australia's diggers didn't go 'over the top' for King and Country; they did it for their mates and battalion - extraordinary deeds performed by ordinary men.

Henry George Hartnett, known as 'Harry', joined the Australian Imperial Force on 13 September 1915 at 23. He saw action on the Western Front at Fromelles and on the Somme, receiving his first 'Blighty' - a severe wound in the Battle of Pozieres.

Upon his recovery, he returned to 'tour' the front with his battalion, an endless cycle of fighting interspersed with brief rest periods behind the lines.

In this book, Harry recalls the battles, the long marches, and the many amusing events that provided an escape from the horrors of the battlefront. His moving descriptions give the reader insight into the unshakeable bonds forged between men trapped in situations they could never have imagined.

Over the Top takes the reader on an eye-opening tour of life in and behind the trenches on the Western Front. Harry's book, which has never been published, is a magnificent gift to Australia.

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