Walking with the ANZACS: The authoritative guide to the Australian battlefields of the Western Front
Nov 2010 · Hachette UK
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'[Mat McLachlan's] knowledge of the front is comprehensive' - Sydney Morning Herald
A complete guide to the Australian battlefields of the Western Front 1916-18.
Walking with the ANZACs aims to become the new essential companion for Australians visiting the Western Front. Each of the 14 most important Australian battlefields is covered with descriptions of the battles and Australia’s involvement in it.
The book presents a well-illustrated walking tour across the old battlefields. The tours are designed along easily accessible walking routes and show readers battlefield landmarks that still exist, memorials to the men who fought there and the cemeteries where many of them still lie. In this way the visitor will see the battlefield in much the same way as the original ANZACs did, and gain a greater appreciation of the site’s significance. Importantly, the tours are not written for military experts, but for ordinary visitors whose military knowledge may be limited.
More than just a handy travel guide, Walking with the ANZACs is an absorbing read for armchair travellers and students of the First World War who may not have had the opportunity to visit the battle fields and walk in the footsteps of the first ANZACs.
A complete guide to the Australian battlefields of the Western Front 1916-18.
Walking with the ANZACs aims to become the new essential companion for Australians visiting the Western Front. Each of the 14 most important Australian battlefields is covered with descriptions of the battles and Australia’s involvement in it.
The book presents a well-illustrated walking tour across the old battlefields. The tours are designed along easily accessible walking routes and show readers battlefield landmarks that still exist, memorials to the men who fought there and the cemeteries where many of them still lie. In this way the visitor will see the battlefield in much the same way as the original ANZACs did, and gain a greater appreciation of the site’s significance. Importantly, the tours are not written for military experts, but for ordinary visitors whose military knowledge may be limited.
More than just a handy travel guide, Walking with the ANZACs is an absorbing read for armchair travellers and students of the First World War who may not have had the opportunity to visit the battle fields and walk in the footsteps of the first ANZACs.
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Vicki Rule
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April 25, 2013
I stumbled across this wonderful book on Anzac Day 2013 when I was doing further research into the whereabouts of the gravesite of my great uncle, Josephus Alexander Aitken, who I was aware had been killed in action on 15 July 1916, at the age of 19, just prior to the Battle of Fromelles. The internet is a wonderful thing and after keying in some of my info into the Google search engine I was able to find the page in the book which tells me what was happening in the trenches most likely where he was killed and where his gravesite is. I am overjoyed that I can now visit an actual location in my future overseas travels.
About the author
Mat McLachlan is one of Australia's leading battlefield historians and media presenters in the history space. He is also the author of Walking with the Anzacs, Gallipoli: The Battlefield Guide and The Cowra Breakout, and the founder of Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours, which sends thousands of Australians to visit battlefields around the world each year. As a media presenter, Mat is a regular on TV and radio and in print. He produces and hosts three of the leading history podcasts in Australia: Living History, BattleWalks and Pete & Gary's Military History. He appears regularly as a history expert on all major Australian television and radio networks, and reaches over five million viewers on YouTube each year.
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