Bloody Bullecourt by David Coombes - ISBN: 9781526713438
Hardcover
Bullecourt: Australian courage, devastating losses, and a battle of no value.

Bloody Bullecourt

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  • Hardcover

    427 pages

  • Release Date

    6 December 2017

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Summary

AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR

In April-May 1917, the sleepy hamlet of Bullecourt in Northern France became the focus of two battles involving British and Australian troops. Given the unique place in Australia’s military history that both battles occupy, surprisingly little has been written on the AIF’s achievements at Bullecourt. ‘Bloody Bullecourt’ seeks to remedy this gasping omission.

The First Battle of Bullecourt marked the Australians’ introduction to the latest battlefield weapon -…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781526713438
ISBN-10:1526713438
Author:David Coombes
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:Pen & Sword Military
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:427
Release Date:6 December 2017
Weight:1.05kg
Dimensions:153mm x 230mm
A-Format
B-Format
Bloody Bullecourt by David Coombes - ISBN: 9781526713438
153 × 230 mm
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A4
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About The Author

David Coombes

Dr. David Coombes is an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry at the University of Queensland. A graduate of the Flinders University of South Australia and the University of Adelaide, David received his PhD from the University of Sydney. He is the author of four other Australian Military History books including biographies of Lieutenant General Sir Talbot Hobbs and Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Morshead, and Crossing The Wire: The Untold Stories of POWs in Battle and Captivity During WWI.

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