The First World War was only meant to last six months.
When the Australians and New Zealanders arrived at the Western Front in 1916, the fighting had been going for a year and a half and there was no end in sight. The men took their place in a line of trenches that spread through Belgium and France from the North Sea to the Swiss Alps. Beyond the trenches was no-man's land, an eerie wasteland where rats lived in the ribs of the dead and the wounded cried for help. Beyond that was the German Army.
The Anzacs had sailed for France to fight a war the whole world was talking about. Few who came home ever spoke about it again.
Zero Hour is the third book by Leon Davidson, author of the best-selling and multi-award-winning Scarecrow Army- the Anzacs at Gallipoli and Red Haze- Australians & New Zealanders in Vietnam.
By:
Leon Davidson Imprint: Text Publishing Company Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 208mm,
Width: 136mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 255g ISBN:9781921656071 ISBN 10: 1921656077 Pages: 240 Publication Date:01 March 2010 Recommended Age: From 12 to 18 years Audience:
Young adult
,
12+ years
,
Preschool (0-5)
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Leon Davidson is the author of the best-selling Scarecrow Army: the Anzacs at Gallipoli and Red Haze: Australians and New Zealanders in Vietnam.
Short-listed for CBCA Eve Pownall Award for Information Books 2011 (Australia)
Shortlisted for New Zealand Post Children's Book Award: Non-Fiction Award 2011.
Shortlisted for Storylines Notable New Zealand Books: Non Fiction 2011.
Winner of New Zealand Post Children's Book Award: Non-Fiction Award 2011.
Winner of New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards: Non-Fiction Award 2011.
Winner of NZ Post Children's Book Awards, Non-Fiction 2011 (New Zealand)