| Over the Top with the Third Australian Division Contributor(s): Cuttriss, G. P. (Author), McBeath, Neil (Illustrator), Monash, Sir John (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 140658603X ISBN-13: 9781406586039 Publisher: Dodo Press OUR PRICE: $11.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: "At the outbreak of the World War in August, 1914, the Australian as a soldier was an unknown quantity. It is quite true that in the previous campaigns in the Soudan and in South Africa, Australia had been represented, and that a sprinkling of native-born Australians had taken service in the Imperial armies. The performances of these pioneers of Australia in arms were creditable, and the reputation which they had earned was full of promise. But, viewed in their proper perspective, these contributions to Imperial Defence were no true index of the capacity of the Australian nation to raise and maintain a great army worthy and able in all details to take its place in a world war, beside the armies of the great and historic civilizations of the Old World." |
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| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6" W x 9" (0.30 lbs) 84 pages |
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| Publisher Description: "At the outbreak of the World War in August, 1914, the Australian as a soldier was an unknown quantity. It is quite true that in the previous campaigns in the Soudan and in South Africa, Australia had been represented, and that a sprinkling of native-born Australians had taken service in the Imperial armies. The performances of these pioneers of Australia in arms were creditable, and the reputation which they had earned was full of promise. But, viewed in their proper perspective, these contributions to Imperial Defence were no true index of the capacity of the Australian nation to raise and maintain a great army worthy and able in all details to take its place in a world war, beside the armies of the great and historic civilizations of the Old World. " |