Anzac To Amiens: A Shorter History Of The Australian Fighting Services In The First World War
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Tears along spine folds of jacket - still structural. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Shelf wear.
A landmark work of military history, Anzac to Amiens chronicles the full arc of Australia's involvement in the First World War, from the ill-fated Gallipoli landings through the hard-won victories on the Western Front. Drawing on his unparalleled experience as Australia's official war correspondent and historian, C. E. W. Bean presents a condensed yet authoritative account of the Australian Imperial Force's campaigns across Gallipoli, the Middle East, and France. Written with both scholarly rigor and deep human empathy, the narrative honors the individual soldiers whose courage and endurance defined the ANZAC legend, illustrating how ordinary men rose to extraordinary circumstances. Bean argues that the Australian fighting character — marked by initiative, mateship, and resilience — was forged and proven on these distant battlefields, shaping a national identity that endured long after the guns fell silent. This abridged version of his monumental twelve-volume official history remains the definitive single-volume account of Australia at war, indispensable for anyone seeking to understand the nation's most formative military experience.
Author: C. E. W. Bean
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, Australian War Memorial
Genre: WW1
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Tears along spine folds of jacket - still structural. Pages clean and bright. Binding tight. Shelf wear.
A landmark work of military history, Anzac to Amiens chronicles the full arc of Australia's involvement in the First World War, from the ill-fated Gallipoli landings through the hard-won victories on the Western Front. Drawing on his unparalleled experience as Australia's official war correspondent and historian, C. E. W. Bean presents a condensed yet authoritative account of the Australian Imperial Force's campaigns across Gallipoli, the Middle East, and France. Written with both scholarly rigor and deep human empathy, the narrative honors the individual soldiers whose courage and endurance defined the ANZAC legend, illustrating how ordinary men rose to extraordinary circumstances. Bean argues that the Australian fighting character — marked by initiative, mateship, and resilience — was forged and proven on these distant battlefields, shaping a national identity that endured long after the guns fell silent. This abridged version of his monumental twelve-volume official history remains the definitive single-volume account of Australia at war, indispensable for anyone seeking to understand the nation's most formative military experience.