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Rendezvous with death : Anzac stories of the Great War 1914-1918 / John Ramsland.
Call No: A3/71/91
Author: Ramsland, John, 1942-, author. ;
Publisher: Torquay, Victoria : Brolga Publishing Pty Ltd 2021
Subject: Great Britain. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps History. ; Great Britain. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. ; Australia. Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921) ; Military participation - Australian. ; World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns. ; Soldiers - Australia Biography. ; World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, Australian. ; Australia. ; Australia - History, Military - 20th century Personal narratives. ; Australia - History, Military - 1914-1918. ; History. ; Military history. ; Personal narratives. ; Australia - history, military ; Australia ;
Material Type: Book
Pagination: 564 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Public Note: Donated by Prof. John Ramsland
Summary: 1. A cosmic fellowship of suffering -- 2. The assault on German New Guinea -- 3. Neville Howse VC and the 1st AIF -- 4. Monash's war: Gallipoli and the western front -- 5. The Aboriginal presence, 1914-1918 -- 6. Sydney University soldiers -- 7. The last days of the Red Baron -- 8. Harry Chauvel and the Light Horsemen -- 9. Soldiers from the surf -- 10. Armistice -- 11. Remembrance of things past -- Selected bibliography -- Index -- About the author.

Some AIF men had a rendezvous with death in the 'silence in the summer night', but many were to survive only to face 'the thudding of the guns', again and again until 11 November 1918 at 11am. Their stories were about ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances. They endured physical and psychological horrors. This volume by historian John Ramsland is packed with unusual stories of a deeply personal nature: gripping, frequently harrowing and sometimes chilling. They are bought vividly to life from when the first shot was fired until the last bullet and, then, beyond to the aftermath. Such studies are first-hand, meticulously researched and comprehensively analysed. From the life stories of historical figures, known or unknown, celebrated or forgotten, the author elegantly crafts an anthology of epic heroism in WWI. In it, he chronicles the harsh reality of it all; he creates a strong picture of living conditions for frontline soldiers in the South Pacific, Gallipoli, the Western Front and Palestine.

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