An Anzac on the Western Front Ebook Tooltip the Personal Reflections of an Australian Infantryman from 1916 to 1918

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  • Engels
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  • 9781783034017
  • 24 oktober 2012
  • 208 pagina's
  • Adobe ePub
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This is a graphic account of one soldier's service in the First World War - an account that is based on a diary he maintained whilst on active service. It has been described by one senior officer as "the best soldier's story I have yet read in Australia". H.R. Williams enlisted in 1915, joining 'A' Company, 56th Battalion AIF. With this unit he would see service in Egypt and then the Western Front - participating in some of the biggest battles of the First World War. Arriving in France on 30 June 1916, the battalion entered the front line trenches for the first time on 12 July and fought its first major battle at Fromelles a week later. The battle was a disaster, resulting in heavy casualties across the division. Despite these losses the 5th Division continued to man the front in the Fromelles sector for a further two months. After a freezing winter manning trenches in the Somme Valley, in early 1917 the 56th Battalion participated in the advance that followed the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line. It was spared the assault but did, however, defend gains made during the second battle of Bullecourt. Later in the year, the AIF's focus of operations switched to the Ypres sector in Belgium. The 56th's major battle here was at Polygon Wood on 26 September. With the collapse of Russia in October 1917, a major German offensive on the Western Front was expected in early 1918. This came in late March and the 5th Division moved to defend the sector around Corbie. Once the German offensive had been defeated, the Allies launched their own offensive in August 1918. he 56th fought its last major battle of the war, St. Quentin Canal, between 29 September and 2 October 1918. It was resting out of the line when the Armistice was declared on 11 November.

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Hoofdauteur
H. R. Williams
Tweede Auteur
H. R. Williams
Hoofdredacteur
Martin Mace
Tweede Redacteur
John Grehan
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Pen & Sword Military

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