Pozieres - Echoes of a Distant Battle

Christopher Wray explores the impact the battle of Pozières has had on Australia, and how it is remembered today.

List of contents

1. Prelude to Pozières; 2. Pozières a place of sinister name and tragic happenings; 3. A huge and horrible slaughter house; 4. Mouquet Farm; 5. The dead; 6. The maimed, the halt, the lame; 7. Those made mad by war; 8. 'We must not abandon them' - the conscription campaign of 1916; 9. Creating memory - writing about Pozières; 10. Creating memory - painting and Pozières; 11. Remembering Pozières.

About the author

Christopher Wray is a lawyer and author who has published works of biography and military history. His interests in military history, art and literature combine in this book, which was written with the assistance of an Australian Army research grant.

Summary

This book explores the impact the battle of Pozières has had on Australian society and history, and how it is remembered today. It is generously illustrated with photographs, maps and paintings, and is essential reading for anyone interested in the First World War and Australia's post-war society.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Wray
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.01.2015
• EAN: 9781107093485
• ISBN: 978-1-107-09348-5
• No. of pages: 258
• Series: Australian Army History Series; Australian Army History Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; First World War, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, c 1910 to c 1919, Australasian & Pacific history, Australasian and Pacific history