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The ANZAC Experience - New Zealand, Australia and Empire in the First World War

Author
Pugsley, Christopher
Price
NZ$65.00
Stock
2
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Reed, 2004. Spine may be faded, minor signs of secondhand wear.

The Anzac Experience strips away the myth of the Anzacs being natural soldiers who only had to pick up a rifle to be superb fighters in battle. It tells the gripping story of New Zealanders, Australians and Canadians at war ? from the Boer War in South Africa to the Empire's involvement in the cataclysmic struggle of 1914-1918.This is the story of citizen armies becoming professional as they learned the lessons of the Gallipoli landings and applied these to the battles of Western Front in France and Flanders. By trail and error these colonial forces became expert in the business of war, so that by 1918 they were the fighting elite in the British Armies in France. Christopher Pugsley ? author of the seminal Gallipoli: The New Zealand Story ? assesses who was first among equals and how the crucible of war shaped New Zealand and Australian identity forever. Richly illustrated with historical photographs and plentiful maps, The Anzac Experience is a rare blend of social analysis and military history, examining the conduct of war, the characters of the men who took part, and the impact their actions had on the young societies they sought to defend...

Format
Second hand Trade Paperback
ISBN
9780790009414
Catalog
Category
SKU
45461

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