The Story of the ANZACS An Historical Account of the...

The Story of the ANZACS An Historical Account of the Part Taken by Australian and New Zealand in the Great War. Melbourne, 1917 - First Edition

The Story of the ANZACS: An Historical Account of the Part Taken by Australian and New Zealand in the Great War from the Outbreak in August 1914 until the Evacuation of Gallipoli in December 1915, published by "James Ingram & Son The Block", Melbourne (Australia), 1917 - First Edition.

The heroic story of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (or ANZAC) which fought in World War I alongside the Allies against the Central Powers at Gallipoli, in the Middle East and on the Western Front. A detailed description of the military buildup for battle and the battles themselves at Gallipoli and its surroundings, the organization of the Australian and New Zealand units in Egypt after the evacuation of Gallipoli in 1915, and the heroic story of the men of the Australian Imperial Force - the Fourth and Fifth Divisions.

At the beginning of the book is a handwritten list of names of Australian soldiers who fell in battle.

[5], 153 p. + [7] plates of photographs and [5] plates of maps. 26 cm. Minor stains. Used cover. Good condition.