Pozieres

The Anzac Story

Scott Bennett

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Scribe Publications
15 March 2012

History; Australasian & Pacific history; First World War; Battles & campaigns

Revealing account of the battle for Pozi res that re-examines the tragic events and questions the Anzac legend that was forged there.

In 1916, one million men fought in the first battle of the Somme. Victory hinged on their ability to capture a small village called Pozi res. After five attempts to seize it, the British called in the Anzacs to complete this seemingly impossible task.

At midnight on 23 July 1916, thousands of Australians stormed Pozi res. Forty-five days later they were relieved, having suffered 23,000 casualties to gain a few miles of barren, lunar landscape. Despite the toll, the operation was heralded as a stunning victory. Yet for the exhausted survivors, the war-weary public, and the families of the dead and maimed, victory came at such terrible cost.

Drawing on their letters and diaries of the men who fought at Pozi res, this superb book reveals a battlefield drenched in chaos and fear. Bennett sheds light on the story behind the official history, re-creating the experience of those men who fought in one of the largest and most devastating battles of the Great War and returned home, all too often, as shattered men.

By: Scott Bennett
Imprint: Scribe Publications
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 396g
ISBN: 9781921844836
ISBN 10: 1921844833
Publication Date: 15 March 2012
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Pozieres: The Anzac Story

'Pozieres has languished in Gallipoli's shadow for almost a century. Scott Bennett shines a probing light into that darkness. His passion is evident in every page, and his attention to detail is striking... The tragedy of Pozieres tears at our nation's heart. This a book that needed to be written.' - Patrick Lindsay, author of Fromelles and Kokoda Spirit