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The Anzac Experience
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Anzac Experience
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Christopher Pugsley
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:356 |
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Category/Genre | Australia, New Zealand & Pacific history First world war |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780947506001
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Classifications | Dewey:940.393 |
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Illustrations |
b&w, 60 photos
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Oratia Media
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Imprint |
Oratia Books
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Publication Date |
23 March 2016 |
Publication Country |
New Zealand
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Description
This gripping illustrated history captures the evolution by trial and error of the New Zealand army, alongside those of Australia and Canada, from the Boer War in South Africa to involvement in the First World War. In its research and writing, Christopher Pugsley walked every New Zealand battlefield on Gallipoli and the Western Front.
Author Biography
Christopher Pugsley is the author of numerous military histories, principally about the First and Second World Wars. He is a specialist on Gallipoli and the Western Front. A retired Lieutenant-Colonel in the New Zealand Army, he has a lecturer in military studies at universities in New Zealand and Australia, and retired in 2012 as a Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Among his recent works are 'Sandhurst: A Tradition of Leadership' and 'Operation Cobra' (Battle Zone Normandy).
ReviewsThe Anzac Experience is one of the best works of Australasian military history I have ever read. Allan Converse, The Journal of Military History
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