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 tales of Australian experience in the major wars they've fought: World Wars I and II, Korea and Vietnam, and also tales from the home front.
Here we relive the horror of the first day at Gallipoli, acutely aware of what was to come. We admire the courage of the Rats of Tobruk, the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels and the Vietnam Tunnelers. We remember the nurses from the Vyner Brooke tragedy and some of the most daring men Australia has ever produced.
With jokes from the front, yarns about the slouch hat, the story of the Lone Pine, and many tales which haven't seen the light of day since wartime, Great Anzac Stories also reveals a distinctively Australian way to remember the years at war.
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'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
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Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 154 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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978-1-74331-059-5 (9781743310595)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Graham Seal is Professor of Folklore at Curtin University, and a leading expert on traditional Australian culture. He is author of Great Australian Stories.
Introduction..Glossary..THE FOUNDATIONS..First to fight..The forgotten island..The silent Anzac..The first day on Gallipoli..The landing..Talk about go!..Parables of Anzac..Furphy..Silence of the guns..Leaving Gallipoli..We did all that was asked of us..At Pozi.res..The charge at Beersheba..THE HEROES..They just poured into the wards..Everyone was as cheerful as possible..Private Punch..A soldier of the cross..The Roo de Kanga..The underground artillery..The only gleams of sunshine..Matilda goes to war..Tobruk Rats..Bluey' Truscott and 6 Squadron..Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels..Australia's secret submariners..THE HOME FRONTS..Scots of the Riverina..The Durban Signaller..The chalk Rising Sun..Blighty..Homecoming..Very irritated..Death's soldier..A stitch in time..The Nackeroos..Yanks downunder..The Brisbane Line..Miss Luckman's journal..THE LAUGHTER..A million cat-calls..The Pommies and the Yanks..Religion..Monocles..Food and drink..Babbling brooks..Army biscuits..The casual digger..Officers..Birdie..The piece of paper..Baldy becomes mobile..Characters..The Unofficial History of the AIF..Please Let Us Take Tobruk!..Parable of the Kit Inspection..The Airforce Wife..THE LEGENDS..The Eureka sword..The lost submarine..The vanished battalion..The two donkeys..Murphy's daughter..The souvenir king..The crucified soldier..The Walers..Digger..Anzac and the Rising Sun..The first and the last..THE MEMORIES..No 008 Trooper J Redgum..The first Anzac Days..Return to Gallipoli..After the war..The longest memorial..The lonely Anzac..The lone pines..Mrs Kim's commemoration..The long aftermath of Fromelles..The Unknown Sailor..The Long Tan cross..Traditions of remembrance WC..The Throssell VC..Do you remember?..Sources
