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Australian and New Zealand Army Corps experience
356 p.
illustrations, maps
First published: 2004 Contents: New Zealand, Australia and ANZAC -- The Empire at war in South Africa, 1899-1902 -- At the Empire's call: New Zealand Expeditionary Force planning, 1901-1918 -- The inevitable Gallipoli campaign -- The New Zealanders at Anzac -- The New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade in Sinai and Palestine, 1916-18 -- 'Flotsam on the fringe of hell': discipline and morale in the NZEF -- Learning from the Canadian Corps on the Western Front -- Russell and Monash: two ANZAC divisional commanders on the Western Front -- The First AIF: more than larrikins, but less than perfect? -- The 'Diggers' in 1918
Summary: This gripping book captures the evolution by trial and error of the New Zealand army, alongside those of Australia and Canada, from the Boer War in South Africa to involvement in the First World War. It tells the story of citizen soldiers becoming professional as they learned the lessons of the Gallipoli landings and applied these to the Western Front - earning them the status of the fighting elite in the British armies in France. Richly illustrated with historical photographs and maps, The Anzac Experience blends social analysis and military history in a compelling combination. In its research and writing, Christopher Pugsley walked every New Zealand battlefield on Gallipoli and the Western Front. (Books in Print)