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ANZAC Heroes

By Maria Gill
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Discover the triumphs and tragedies of 24 heroic Australasians during WWI and WWII. Read the biographies of Anzac soldiers, as well as Air Force and Navy soldiers, medics, a spy, an ambulance driver, and a humanitarian, surviving in battles in England, Europe, the Middle East, Asia,... Read More
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Discover the triumphs and tragedies of 24 heroic Australasians during WWI and WWII. Read the biographies of Anzac soldiers, as well as Air Force and Navy soldiers, medics, a spy, an ambulance driver, and a humanitarian, surviving in battles in England, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific.

Anzac Heroes includes famous soldiers such as New Zealand’s double Victoria Cross recipient Charles Upham, and much-honoured Australian Hughie Edwards. You will also find not-so-well-known indigenous soldiers, Albert Knight from Australia and Peter Buck from New Zealand, and brave females Olive King, Joice Loch, and New Zealander, Dr Jessie Scott.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781775433637

Publisher: Scholastic New Zealand Limited

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 February 2016

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Scholastic New Zealand

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Marco Ivancic
  • Illustrated by Marco Ivancic

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 590g

Pages: 88

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