Dinkum Diggers: An Australian Battalion at War
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Dinkum Diggers: An Australian Battalion at War
By (Author) Dale James Blair
Melbourne University Press
Melbourne University Press
8th April 1997
Australia
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
940.40994
Physical Properties
Paperback
272
Width 154mm, Height 229mm, Spine 16mm
418g
Description
Tall, bronzed, hardy, resourceful, independent and loyal. These mythical characteristics of the Anzac "Diggers" are central to the idea of what it means to be Australian. But did the soldiers themselves fit the stereotype, and does the myth match the reality This study strips away celebratory generalisations and measures the Anzac legend against the actual experiences of one battalion that fought at Gallipoli and on the Western Front in World War I. The diaries and letters written by soldiers of the First Battalion reveal attitudes, insights, comments and criticisms that qualify and even contradict the Anzac legend. The book includes original photographs of Anzacs at the Front.
Author Bio
Dr Dale Blair lives in Emerald, Victoria, and completed his honours degree at La Trobe University in 1993. His doctoral thesis concentrated on the Great War and was completed at Victoria University of Technology.
