Walking with the Anzacs : A Guide to Australian Battlefields on the Western Front

The essential companion for anyone visiting the Western Front. Presenting well- illustrated walking tours across fourteen of the most important battlefields and designed along easily accessible walking routes, it points out to readers the battlefield landmarks that still exist- the memorials to the men who fought there and the cemeteries where many of them still lie. Each of the 14 most important Australian battlefields is covered with descriptions of the battles and Australia’s involvement in it.The book presents a well-illustrated walking tour across the old battlefields. The tours are designed along easily accessible walking routes and show readers battlefield landmarks that still exist, and memorials to the men who fought there. Importantly, the tours are not written for military experts, but for ordinary visitors whose military knowledge may be limited. The tours also focus on the human element of the battle, with quotes revealing the experience of war for the common Aussie digger. pp.xxxi, 336 #091015