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Informationen zum Autor Peter Stanley Klappentext Teaching how to get the most out of your experience when visiting an Australian battlefield, Peter Stanley--a veteran of battlefield research in Borneo, Egypt, Turkey, and France--advises how to prepare for and conduct battlefield research. He gives wide-ranging and practical hints and tips, including what to take, whether to go alone or in a group, how to stay safe, who to contact before you go, and how to avoid getting sick while you're there. Drawing on his own extensive experience, and that of many of his friends and colleagues, Peter sends an inspiring message to get out of the armchair and walk the ground where Australia's military history was made. Zusammenfassung From the Western Front! to the Burma-Thailand railway! Kokoda to Gallipoli! the essential guide for travellers to the places where Australian armed forces fought overseas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword ..Professor David Horner..Acknowledgements..Introduction. Sniffing the ground'..Part 1..Battle-plan: Why battlefield research?..Part 2..Intelligence briefing: Where to go and why..Part 3..Approach march: Planning your trip..Part 4..Crossing the start-line: On the battlefield..Part 5..Stand down: Home again..Appendix ..Some useful phrases..Glossary ..Bibliography..Index
