| Description |
xxiv, 574 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. 1916: Bois-Grenier/Fleurbaix -- 2. 1916: Fromelles -- 3. 1916: Somme: Pozieres/Mouquet Farm -- 4. 1916: Somme: New Zealanders at Flers -- 5. 1916-17: Somme: Australians at Flers and Gueudecourt -- 6. 1917: Australian Advance, German Counterattack -- 7. 1917: Bullecourt -- 8. 1917: Ypres -- 9. 1917: Messines -- 10. 1917: Menin Road -- 11. 1917: Polygon Wood -- 12. 1917: Broodseinde -- 13. 1917: Passchendaele -- 14. 1918: From La Signy Farm to Puisieux -- 15. 1918: Dernancourt and Morlancourt -- 16. 1918: Villers-Bretonneux -- 17. 1918: Hazebrouck -- 18. 1918: Hamel -- 19. 1918: The German Army's Black Day -- 20. 1918: Somme South -- 21. 1918: Somme North -- 22. 1918: Mont St Quentin and Peronne -- 23. 1918: Hindenburg Outpost Line -- 24. 1918: Hindenburg Line -- 25. 1918: Montbrehain -- 26. 1918: The New Zealanders at Bapaume -- 27. 1918: The New Zealand Advance -- 28. 1918: The New Zealanders at Le Quesnoy |
| Summary |
"ANZACS on the Western Front : the Australian War Memorial battlefield guide" is the definitive guide to the Western Front battlefields. Meticulously researched and written by the Head of Research at the Australian War Memorial, Dr Peter Pedersen, this landmark publication guides readers chronologically through the battles in which Australians and New Zealanders fought on the Western Front from 1916-1918. Lavishly illustrated in vibrant colour, with fascinating images from the Australian War Memorial archive as well as new panoramic location shots to provide an in situ perspective for the reader, each chapter covers the important tactical milestones passed along the way and explains how the Australian Imperial Force and the New Zealand Expeditionary Force evolved to meet the war's changing demands |
| Analysis |
Armies |
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Australian |
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Australian Army |
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Battle sites |
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Belgium |
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Biography |
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Description and travel |
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France |
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Military operations |
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New Zealand |
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War graves |
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War memorials |
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World War 1 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Australia. Australian Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. -- History
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Great Britain. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps -- History.
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Battlefields -- Europe -- Guidebooks.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Battlefields -- Europe -- Guidebooks.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Guidebooks.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Maps.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, New Zealand
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- New Zealand.
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| Genre/Form |
Maps.
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Guidebooks.
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| Author |
Roberts, Chris, 1945-
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Australian War Memorial.
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| ISBN |
9781742169811 (paperback) |
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