Great Anzac Stories: The Men and Women Who Created the Digger Legend

✍ Scribed by Seal, Graham

• Book ID: 109699987
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 901 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9781743310595

✦ Synopsis

Stories of heroism, suffering and endurance - and also humour - from the main wars in which Australians have fought.

These stories show the overwhelming blood and honour, heroism and horror that was the Australian experience on our cruellest shores.' - Peter FitzSimons

'Accessible, short, often fresh tales capture the spirit and sentiment of Anzac.' - Roland Perry

Over the years, the experiences of soldiers at war become the stuff of legend: tales of great bravery, battlefield wins, and also the tragic losses and poignant moments. Great Anzac Stories gathers iconic stories of Australians at war-on the front line and at home.

Here we relive the horror of the first day on Gallipoli, acutely aware of what was to come. We admire the courage of the men who fought at Fromelles, the Rats of Tobruk, the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels and the secret submariners. We remember the nurses working in impossible conditions, support efforts on the home front, and some of the...