ANZAC to Amiens: War Popular Penguins

Name: ANZAC to Amiens: War Popular Penguins
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SKU: 9780143571674
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By C. E. W. Bean

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ANZAC to Amiens: War Popular Penguins by C. E. W. Bean is a comprehensive account detailing the Australian Imperial Force's involvement in World War I. Blending historical facts with rich narrative, it covers the experiences of Australian soldiers from the battlefields of Gallipoli to the Western Front. As a seminal work, it provides insight into the strategies, challenges, and heroism of the troops, reflecting on Australia's significant contribution to the war effort.
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This book may appeal to you if you are fascinated by vivid, historical narratives and personal stories from World War I. It offers a detailed account of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps' experiences during the war, combining meticulous research with engaging storytelling. You might enjoy the thoughtful exploration of soldiers' lives and the strategic intricacies of key battles.

ANZAC to Amiens: War Popular Penguins

The First World War was the blooding of the young Australian nation and Charles Bean witnessed it all. Appointed official war correspondent with the Australian Imperial Force in 1914, he spent the entire war in Europe at the cutting edge of the military machine.

An acknowledged classic of military history, Anzac to Amiens is compelling and compulsory reading for every Australian interested in the nation's bloody coming of age.

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The First World War was the blooding of the young Australian nation. Five years after Australia's overwhelming response to Britain's declaration of war, nearly a fifth of the 330,000 Australians who served overseas lay dead. Charles Bean witnessed it all.

Appointed official war correspondent with the Australian Imperial Force in 1914, he spent the entire war in Europe at the cutting edge of the military machine. Anzac to Amiens is Bean's remarkable condensation of the twelve-volume official history of Australia's involvement in the Great War.

It describes with great clarity and compassion the strategies, the tactical strikes, the shellings, and the sacrifices of that terrible and drawn-out conflict. An acknowledged classic of military history, Anzac to Amiens is compelling and compulsory reading for every Australian interested in the nation's bloody coming of age.

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ANZAC to Amiens: War Popular Penguins by C. E. W. Bean is appreciated for its authoritative and comprehensive portrayal of the Australian experience in World War I. The book is praised for its detailed and vivid accounts of battles and the tenacity of soldiers, providing readers with both a historical overview and personal insights. Critics often note the author's meticulous research and engaging narrative style, making it an essential read for those interested in military history.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143571674

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 March 2014

Country: Australia

Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 115.0mm

Height: 183.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 576

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Biography & Memoir C. E. W. Bean Fiction Historical Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean was born in Bathurst, NSW, in 1879. An Oxford graduate in law, he soon turned to writing and joined the Sydney Morning Herald as a reporter in 1908. His researches on the wool industry resulted in his classic account of outback life On the Wool Track, which was published in 1910. At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Bean was appointed war correspondent with the Australian Imperial Force and spent the five years of the war in Europe. In addition to filling countless notebooks with descriptions, interviews and impressions of that time, Bean stayed on after the war to study the relics of battle and learnt, as historian Patsy Adam-Smith has remarked, "those things that the soldiers could not know while hostilities were taking place." On his return to Australia in 1919 Bean commenced the enormous task of editing the Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18, the twelfth and final volume of which was published in 1942. Bean was instrumental in establishing the Australian War Memorial, which opened in 1941, and was its guiding spirit between the wars. Much honoured in his lifetime for his contribution to Australian military history, Bean died in 1968.