The Lost Legions of Fromelles: The True Story of the Most Dramatic Battle in Australia’s History by Peter Barton and translations from the original German by Michael Forsyth

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Pages have sunned.

Peter Barton has written an authoritative and revelatory book on Fromelles. He describes its long and surprising genesis, and offers an unexpected account of the fighting; he investigates the interrogation of Anglo-Australian prisoners, and the results of shrewd German propaganda techniques; and he explores the circumstances surrounding the 'missing' Pheasant Wood graves.

He also brings new perspectives to the writing of Charles Bean.

This compelling and illuminating history dispels many a myth surrounding the bloodiest battlefields of the Great War. (back cover)