The Australian Army in World War I

by Robert Fleming

Author	: Robert Fleming
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages	: 50
Release	: 2012-06-20
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1849086338

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The importance of the Australian contribution to the Allied war effort during World War I should never be underestimated. Some 400,000 Australians volunteered for active duty, an astonishing 13 per cent of the entire (white) male population, a number so great that the Australian government was never forced to rely on conscription. Casualties were an astonishing 52 per cent of all those who served, ensuring that the effects of the war would be felt long after the armistice. In particular, their epic endeavour at Gallipoli in 1915 was the nation's founding legend, and the ANZACs went on to distinguish themselves both on the Western Front and in General Allenby's great cavalry campaign against the Turks in the Middle East. Their uniforms and insignia were also significantly different from those of the British Army and provide the basis for a unique set of artwork plates.

The Australian Army in World War II

by Mark Johnston

Author	: Mark Johnston
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages	: 151
Release	: 2013-08-20
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1472805224

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This book recounts the organization and deployment of one of the most important fighting armies of World War II. Australian divisions made a large and distinctive contribution to victory both in the deserts of the Middle East and the jungles of the South-West Pacific,earning for the second time a unique reputation for aggressiveness, endurance and independence of spirit. The text is illustrated with original wartime photos from all fronts; and with full colour plates showing a wide range of uniforms and gear, together with the complex and colourful Australian system of unit insignia.

Gallipoli and the Anzacs

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Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 120
Release	: 2010
Genre	: Anzac Day
ISBN	: 9781877007514

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An education resource for secondary school children about the experiences of the Anzacs at Gallipoli in 1915. Incorporates teachers notes and multimedia.

The Australian Army at War 1976–2016

by Leigh Neville

Author	: Leigh Neville
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages	: 50
Release	: 2019-06-27
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1472826302

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Since the end of their involvement in the Vietnam War, the Australian Army has been modernized in every respect. After peacekeeping duties in South-East Asia, Africa and the Middle East in the 1980s–90s, 'Diggers' were sent to safeguard the newly independent East Timor from Indonesian harassment in 1999, and to provide long-term protection and mentoring since 2006. Australian Army units have served in the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Australian Special Forces are currently operating alongside US and British elements against ISIS in northern Iraq. During these campaigns the Australian SAS Regiment and Commandos have fully matured into 'Tier 1' assets, internationally recognized for their wide range of capabilities. The book, written by an Australian author who has written extensively about modern warfare, traces the development of the Army's organization, combat uniforms, load-bearing equipment, small arms and major weapon systems using specially commissioned artwork and photographs.

Australians and the First World War

by Kate Ariotti

Author	: Kate Ariotti
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 257
Release	: 2017-08-11
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 3319515209

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This book contributes to the global turn in First World War studies by exploring Australians’ engagements with the conflict across varied boundaries and by situating Australian voices and perspectives within broader, more complex contexts. This diverse and multifaceted collection includes chapters on the composition and contribution of the Australian Imperial Force, the experiences of prisoners of war, nurses and Red Cross workers, the resonances of overseas events for Australians at home, and the cultural legacies of the war through remembrance and representation. The local-global framework provides a fresh lens through which to view Australian connections with the Great War, demonstrating that there is still much to be said about this cataclysmic event in modern history.

Surviving the Great War

by Aaron Pegram

Author	: Aaron Pegram
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 285
Release	: 2020
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1108486193

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Surviving the Great War is the first detailed analysis of Australians in German captivity in WW1. By placing the hardships of prisoners of war in a broader social and military content, this book adds a new dimension to the national wartime experience and challenges popular representations of Australia's involvement in the First World War.

The US Army of World War I

by Mark Henry

Author	: Mark Henry
Publisher	: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages	: 136
Release	: 2012-08-20
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 1782002340

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When the USA entered World War I in April 1917 her Regular Army counted just 128,000 men and lacked all the necessary equipment and training for modern trench warfare. By the Armistice of November 1918, General John J.Pershing's American Expeditionary Force in France had more than 2 million men and was holding 25 per cent of the Western Front. They had helped smash Ludendorff's brilliant Operation "Michael" in the lines before Paris; had turned onto the offensive themselves at St Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne; and if Germany had not negotiated peace with unexpected speed the US Army would have taken over from their tired Allies an even greater share of the planned 1919 campaign. This concise account of America's first world class army, its organization, uniforms, weapons and character, is illustrated with rare photos and eight full color plates.

Australian Women and War

by Melanie Oppenheimer

Author	: Melanie Oppenheimer
Publisher	:
Total Pages	: 270
Release	: 2008
Genre	: Australia
ISBN	: 9781877007286

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Sourced from Oppenheimer's own research and archival material from the Australian War Memorial, Australian Red Cross archives and State Libraries, Australian Women and War contains accounts of women such as Nursing Sister Nellie Gould in the Boer War and Angela Rhodes, the first Australian Military female air traffic controller to serve in Baghdad during the second Gulf War. The book also contains little known accounts of women such as Nurse Ethel Gillingham, one of the only Australian women to be a POW in WWI, and the group of Australian teachers sent to South Africa during the Boer War to work in the internment (concentration) camps.

The Australian Army at War 1899–1975

by John Laffin

Author	: John Laffin
Publisher	: Osprey Publishing
Total Pages	: 0
Release	: 1982-03-25
Genre	: History
ISBN	: 9780850454185

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The Australians have had a brief military history, by world standards, but they have taken part in nine wars and, British troops apart, they have fought in more countries than the soldiers of any other nation. Friend and foe alike have assessed them as men-at-arms perhaps equalled but never surpassed. This absorbing text by John Laffin examines the history, uniforms and organisation of these colourful and courageous troops, from the Diggers of the First World War to their role in Vietnam.