The Anzac Experience
new zealand, australia and empire in the first world war
$98.02
- Paperback
356 pages
- Release Date
4 April 2016
Summary
Forging Anzacs: From Citizen Soldiers to Elite Warriors
This gripping book captures the evolution, by trial and error, of the New Zealand army, alongside those of Australia and Canada, from the Boer War in South Africa to their involvement in the First World War. It tells the story of citizen soldiers becoming professional as they learned the lessons of the Gallipoli landings and applied these to the Western Front in France and Flanders. Through hard-won experience, these colonial f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780947506001 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0947506004 |
| Author: | Christopher Pugsley |
| Publisher: | Oratia Media |
| Imprint: | Oratia Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 356 |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Release Date: | 4 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 810g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 170mm x 25mm |
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The Anzac Experience is one of the best works of Australasian military history I have ever read. Allan Converse, The Journal of Military History
The Anzac Experience is one of the best works of Australasian military history I have ever read. Allan Converse, The Journal of Military History
About The Author
Christopher Pugsley
Christopher Pugsley is the author of numerous military histories, principally about the First and Second World Wars. He is a specialist on Gallipoli and the Western Front. A retired Lieutenant-Colonel in the New Zealand Army, he has lectured in military studies at universities in New Zealand and Australia, and retired in 2012 as a Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Among his recent works are ‘Sandhurst: A Tradition of Leadership’ and ‘Operation Cobra’ (Battle Zone Normandy).
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