Surviving the Great War - Australian Prisoners of War on the Western Front 191618

Surviving the Great War is the first detailed analysis of Australians in German captivity in the First World War.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Raising the white flag: the capture of Australian troops on the Western Front; 2. The reciprocity principle: respecting and abrogating wartime agreements; 3. Giving the game away: the intelligence value of prisoners of war; 4. Saving lives: patriotic women, prisoners of war and the Australian Red Cross Society; 5. Challenging the Holzminden illusion: myth and reality of escape in the Great War; 6. Well fed and plenty of freedom: autonomy and independence in German captivity; 7. Hun haunted? Repatriation, home and after; Conclusion.

About the author

Aaron Pegram is a Senior Historian in the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Aaron Pegram, Aaron (Australian War Memorial) Pegram, Pegram Aaron
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781108486194
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48619-4
• No. of pages: 284
• Series: Australian Army History; Australian Army History Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / General, military history