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Desert Boys
Australians at war from Beersheba to Tobruk and El Alamein
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Desert Boys
Australians fought in the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East in both World Wars. This is the very human story of those soldiers, sailors and airmen and their involvement in some of the toughest campaigns of modern times, and their life away from the battlefield.
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About 1,300 Australians died in the desert campaigns of World War I, while another 3,500 perished in North Africa and the Middle East during World War II. Thousands more carried the wounds of war for the rest of their lives. Countless families were left behind to mourn the dead and comfort the injured. A ripple effect of grief passed down the generations.
This is the story of Australia's desert wars as never before told. Using letters, diaries, interviews, and unpublished memoirs, Desert Boys provides an intensely personal and gripping insight into the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of two generations of Australian soldiers. In many cases, these were fathers and sons going to successive wars with all the tragedy, adventure, and hardship that brought.
Desert Boys is a powerful and absorbing story of bravery and hope, of endurance and determination, of mateship and adversity a very long way from home.
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Desert Boys by Peter Rees has received praise for its gripping narrative, capturing the transformation of ordinary Australians into extraordinary figures due to wartime circumstances. The book is noted for its vivid portrayal of the harsh realities faced in the desert, bringing history to life through intense and compelling storytelling.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781743311684
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 August 2012
Country: Australia
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 1186g
Pages: 736
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About the Author
Peter Rees is the author of The Boy from Boree Creek: The Tim Fischer Story, Tim Fischer's Outback Heroes, Killing Juanita: A True Story of Murder And Corruption, and The Other Anzacs: The Extraordinary Story of Our World War I Nurses.
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