WHEN THE GREAT WAR STARTED, MOST AUSTRALIANS BELIEVED IN THE NOTIONS OF PATRIOTISM, COURAGE AND UNSWERVING LOYALTY TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE. BUT AS THE WAR DRAGGED ON, AS THE HORRORS INTENSIFIED AND THE CASUALTY LISTS GREW, PATRIOTISM GAVE WAY TO CYNICISM AND COURAGE TO DESPAIR. USING THE DIARIES AND LETTERS OF ABOUT ONE THOUSAND FRONT LINE SOLDIERS IN THE FIRST AIF, BILL GAMMAGE SHOWS HOW AND WHY THESE CHANGES TOOK PLACE. THE BROKEN YEARS IS A VIVID, OFTER HORRIFYING AND MOVING PORTRAYAL OF SOLDIERS AT WAR - MEN LOCKED IN A ...
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WHEN THE GREAT WAR STARTED, MOST AUSTRALIANS BELIEVED IN THE NOTIONS OF PATRIOTISM, COURAGE AND UNSWERVING LOYALTY TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE. BUT AS THE WAR DRAGGED ON, AS THE HORRORS INTENSIFIED AND THE CASUALTY LISTS GREW, PATRIOTISM GAVE WAY TO CYNICISM AND COURAGE TO DESPAIR. USING THE DIARIES AND LETTERS OF ABOUT ONE THOUSAND FRONT LINE SOLDIERS IN THE FIRST AIF, BILL GAMMAGE SHOWS HOW AND WHY THESE CHANGES TOOK PLACE. THE BROKEN YEARS IS A VIVID, OFTER HORRIFYING AND MOVING PORTRAYAL OF SOLDIERS AT WAR - MEN LOCKED IN A TRAGEDY THAT ENGULFED AN AGE.
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Publisher:
Australian National University, Research School of Social Sciences
Published:
1974
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17780738696
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Tidy jacket in clear protective cover. Copy is free of inscriptions and very clean and tight contents. Includes b/w plates.
Publisher:
Australian National University, Research School of Social Sciences
Published:
1974
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17882937568
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F- in VG jacket. F-/VG. 8vo. original black boards gilt (leaf edges a trifle toned, spotting) in unpriced dustwrapper (slightly rubbed & frayed, a little toned and marked; pp. xviii (last blank), 302 (last colophon), with illustrations. A very good copy.
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Good in None Issued jacket. 301 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. Using The Diaries And Letters Of A Thousand Australian Soldiers, Gammage Reconstructs With Great Sensitivity The Valour And Tragedy Of Their Experiencees.