In the Footsteps of Private Lynch: Retracing the Experiences of a Private Soldier in the Great War
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Von Privat, bol.com.
Retrace Australia's role in the First World War from the trenches of Somme Mud to the wider war on the Western Front.Imagine this. You are a country boy and just eighteen. The war has been raging for two years and because of your age, you have not been eligible for enlistment. Your mates, older by a few months are joining up and disappearing to the great adventure across the world in Europe. And there is forever talk of the need for reinforcements, for men like you to join up and support the... Retrace Australia's role in the First World War from the trenches of Somme Mud to the wider war on the Western Front.Imagine this. You are a country boy and just eighteen. The war has been raging for two years and because of your age, you have not been eligible for enlistment. Your mates, older by a few months are joining up and disappearing to the great adventure across the world in Europe. And there is forever talk of the need for reinforcements, for men like you to join up and support the Empire, Australia and your mates in the line. Such was the case for Edward Francis Lynch, a typical country boy from Perthville, near Bathurst. When war was declared in early August 1914, he was just sixteen and still at school, but like a generation of young males in Australia, there was something to prove and a need to be there. Will Davies, editor of the bestselling Somme Mud, meticulously tracked Lynch and his battalion's travels; their long route marches to flea ridden billets, into the frontline at such places as Messines, Dernancourt, Stormy Trench and Villers Bretonneux, to rest areas behind the lines and finally, on the great push to the final victory after August 1918. In words and pictures Davies fills in the gaps in Private Lynch's story and through the movements of the other battalions of the AIF provides impact and context to their plight and achievements. Looking at these battlefields today, the pilgrims who visit and those who attend to the land we come to understand how the spirit of Australia developed and of our enduring role in world politics.Soort: Met illustraties;Taal: Engels;Afmetingen: 22x197x127 mm;Gewicht: 296,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: januari 2010;ISBN10: 0553824155;ISBN13: 9780553824155; Engelstalig | Paperback | 2010.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Ria Christie Collections.
Paperback. New. When Will Davies discovered the manuscript for Somme Mud he knew he had found a lost treasure. Private Lynch's powerful, personal story of his time in the trenches of the Somme has become a classic. In this new book, Will Davies meticulously follows in the footsteps of Lynch and his battalion, the 45th - from their long route marches to lice ridden billets, into the frontline and seeing action at such infamous battles as Messines, Dernancourt, Stormy Trench and Villers Bretonneux, and on the last great push to final victory after August 1918. The author assesses the impact Lynch and those like him had both on the battlefield and in the greater context of the war on the Western Front. Written in a lively and accessible style, it sheds light on the campaigns and offensives, the weapons and the equipment, the food, the living conditions and the neglected minutiae of war and in so doing brings to life the young men who sacrificed their youth over 90 years ago.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Cold Books.
Random House . softcover. New.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Greener Books Ltd.
Bantam, 01/21/2010. Paperback. Used; Good.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, World of Books Ltd.
Paperback. Good.