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Fromelles & Pozières : in the trenches of hell / Peter FitzSimons.

Fromelles & Pozières : in the trenches of hell / Peter FitzSimons.
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940.4144/FIT
War & Military   Tea Gardens . On Loan . 5 Apr 2024
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ISBN 9781742759500
Shelf Location 940.4144/FIT War
Author FitzSimons, Peter author.
Title Fromelles & Pozières : : in the trenches of hell / / Peter FitzSimons.
Publication Details North Sydney, NSW ::
2015. William Heinemann,,
©2015
Collation xxi, 793 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, maps, portraits ; ; 25 cm ;
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references (pages 690-774) and index.
Abstract/Summary On 19 July 1916, 7000 Australian soldiers -- in the first major action of the AIF on the Western Front -- attacked entrenched German positions at Fromelles, in northern France. By the next day, no fewer than 5500 were wounded and just under 1900 were dead -- a bloodbath that the Australian War Memorial describes as 'the worst 24 hours in Australia's entire history'. Just days later, three Australian Divisions attacked German positions at nearby Pozières, and over the next six weeks they suffered another 23,000 casualties. Of that bitter battle, the great Australian war correspondent Charles Bean would write, 'The field of Pozières is more consecrated by Australian fighting and more hallowed by Australian blood than any field which has ever existed...' Yet the sad truth is that, nearly a century on from those battles, Australians know only a fraction of what occurred. This book brings the battles back to life and puts the reader in the moment, illustrating both the heroism displayed and the insanity of the British plan. With his extraordinary vigour and commitment to research, Peter FitzSimons shows why this is a story about which all Australians can be proud. And angry.
Subject Fromelles, Battle of, Fromelles, France, 1916
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France -- Fromelles
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France -- Pozières
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France
World War, 1914-1918
Military campaigns
Military participation -- Australian
Alternate Title In the trenches of hell : Fromelles and Pozières
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