The Deeds of Daring Diggers on the Somme - 1916-1918

It was 80,000 men of the lst Anzac corps who landed at Marseilles in March 1916 on their way to the Somme. After the arrival of the 2nd Anzac corps in June 1916,the two corps fought in France and Belgium until the end of the war. The number of recruits in Australia reached a total of 417,000 out of a population of 4,875,000 in 1914 - and 331,000 served overseas. The final total of casualties reached 215,000, including 59,000 dead.

Info autore

Florence Breed was born in Cornwall and resides in Donald Victoria. She maintains a keen interest in the human side of Australia's military history.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Florence Breed
• Editore: Sid Harta Publishers
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.03.2022
• EAN: 9781925707748
• ISBN: 978-1-925707-74-8
• Pagine: 450
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 216 mm x 29 mm
• Peso: 835 g
• Categoria: Saggistica > Storia > Altro