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The lost legions of Fromelles, the true story of the most dramatic battle in Australia's history, Peter Barton ; translations from the original German by Michael Forsyth

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The lost legions of Fromelles, the true story of the most dramatic battle in Australia's history, Peter Barton ; translations from the original German by Michael Forsyth

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Bibliography: pages 401-413

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The lost legions of Fromelles

Responsibility statement

Peter Barton ; translations from the original German by Michael Forsyth

Sub title

the true story of the most dramatic battle in Australia's history

Summary

Peter Barton has written an authoritative and revelatory book on Fromelles. He describes its long and surprising genesis, and offers an unexpected account of the fighting; he investigates the interrogation of Anglo-Australian prisoners, and the results of shrewd German propaganda techniques; and he explores the circumstances surrounding the 'missing' Pheasant Wood graves. He also brings new perspectives to the writing of Charles Bean. This compelling an illuminating history dispels many a myth surrounding of the bloodiest battlefields of the Great War

Target audience

adult

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