{"product_id":"anzacs-on-the-western-front-the-australian-war-memorial-battlefield-guide-paperback-softback-9780730337393","title":"ANZACS on the Western Front; The Australian War Memorial Battlefield Guide (Paperback \/ softback) 9780730337393","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eANZACS on the Western Front\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Australian War Memorial Battlefield Guide\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Pedersen (Author), Chris Roberts (With)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780730337393, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 April 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e600 pages\u003cbr\u003e2.4 x 1.6 x 0.2 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA newly updated, lavishly illustrated account of the ANZACs involvement in the Western Front—complete with walking and driving tours of 28 battlefields.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith rare photographs and documents from the Australian War Memorial archive and extensive travel information, this is the most comprehensive guide to the battlefields of the Western Front on the market. Every chapter covers not just the battles, but the often larger-than-life personalities who took part in them. Following a chronological order from 1916 through 1918, the book leads readers through every major engagement the Australian and New Zealanders fought in and includes tactical considerations and extracts from the personal diaries of soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnzacs On The Western Front: The Australian War Memorial Battlefield Guide\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect book for anyone who wants to explore the battlefields of the Western Front, either in-person or from the comfort of home. It does far more than show where the lines that generals drew on their maps actually ran on the ground and retrace the footsteps of the men advancing towards them. It is a graphic and wide-ranging record of the Australian and New Zealand achievements, and of the huge sacrifices both nations made, in what is still arguably the most grueling episode in their history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA complete guide to the ANZAC battlefields on the Western Front—featuring short essays on important personalities and events, details on relevant cemeteries, museums, memorials and nearby places of interest, and general travel information.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCarefully researched and illustrated with colorful maps and both modern and period photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes information about the Sir John Monash Centre near Villers-Bretonneux in France—a new interpretative museum set to open on Anzac Day 2018, coinciding with the centenary of the Year of Victory 1918.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnzacs On The Western Front: The Australian War Memorial Battlefield Guide\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect book for historians, history buffs, military enthusiasts, and Australians and New Zealanders who want to explore the military history and battlefields of their heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the author xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote to second edition xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ANZACS on the Western Front xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 1916: Bois-Grenier\/Fleurbaix 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving the battlefield 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 1916: Fromelles 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalking the battlefield 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 1916: Somme: Pozières\/Mouquet Farm 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving\/walking the battlefield 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 1916: Somme: New Zealanders at Flers 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving\/walking the battlefield 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 1916–17: Somme: Australians at\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlers and Gueudecourt 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving\/walking the battlefield 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 1917: Australian Advance, German Counterattack 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving the battlefield 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 1917: Bullecourt 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalking the battlefield 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 1917: Ypres 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalking Ypres 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 1917: Messines 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving the battlefield 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 1917: menin road 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving\/walking the battlefi eld 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 1917: Polygon wood 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving\/walking the battlefi eld 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 1917: Broodseinde 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving\/walking the battlefield 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 1917: Passchendaele 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalking the battlefi eld 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 1918: From la signy Farm to Puisieux 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving the battlefield 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 1918: dernancourt and morlancourt 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving the battlefield 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 1918: villers-Bretonneux 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving the battlefield 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 1918: Hazebrouck 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving the battlefield 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 1918: Hamel 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalking the battlefield 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 1918: the German army’s Black day 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving the battlefield 386\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal information 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 1918: somme south 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDriving the battlefi eld 404\u003c\/p\u003e 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