Legends of War: The AIF in France, 1918

Legends of War: The AIF in France, 1918
ISBN-10
1925588645
ISBN-13
9781925588644
Category
History
Language
English
Published
2018-04-05
Publisher
Australian Scholarly Publishing
Author
Pat Beale

Description

1918 was a year of triumph for the Australian Corps in France yet today this is seldom recognised by most Australians. Our perceptions have been clouded by legends, built up over the past century, that have trivialised their achievement. Here an ex-soldier, Pat Beale DSO MC, uses his military background to help re-discover why and how the Corps was so successful and also the reasons their triumph has been ignored. This concise and knowledgeable account will not sit comfortably with everyone. As the author admits, he slaps a number of ‘sacred cows’ on the rump and challenges some deeply held perceptions, but he hopes it will encourage a better understanding of the great victory of those men and how they achieved it.

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