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Fromelles and Pozières
In the Trenches of Hell
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In the Trenches of Hell
On 19 July 1916, 7,000 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, there were over 5,500 casualties, including nearly 2,000 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. Fromelles and Pozières 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.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780143783305
Publisher: Random House Australia
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 October 2016
Country: Australia
Imprint: William Heinemann Australia
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 54.0mm
Width: 155.0mm
Height: 235.0mm
Weight: 874g
Pages: 816
About the Author
Peter FitzSimons is a journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald, and a busy events and motivational speaker. He is the author of over twenty-seven books, including Tobruk, Kokoda, Batavia, Eureka, Ned Kelly, Gallipoli and biographies of Douglas Mawson, Nancy Wakee Kim Beazleye Nick Farr-Jonese Les Darcy, Steve Waugh and John Eales, and is one of Australia's biggest selling non-fiction authors of the last fifteen years. Peter was named a Member of the Order of Australia for service to literature as a biographer, sports journalist and commentator, and to the community through contributions to conservation, disability care, social welfare and sporting organisations. He lives with his wife, Lisa Wilkinson, and their three children in Sydney. His forthcoming book is Fromelles and Pozieres- In the Trenches of Hell.
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