The Anzacs 100 years on : in story and song : Australia and New Zealand in World War 1 / Ted Egan.

By:

Egan, Ted, 1932- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cheltenham, Australia Wild Dingo Press 2014Edition: Second editionDescription: xvii, 158 pages; illustrations (some colour), maps, portraits; 28 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)ISBN:

9780987381156 (hbk.)
0987381156 (hbk.)

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DDC classification:

940.426 23

Summary: This publication is a unique and highly readable contribution to the commemoration of the centenary of the Anzacs in World War 1. Ted Egan presents an historical documentation of the Anzacs and the ordinary men, women and children of the two young nations of Australia and New Zealand, forever affected by this tragic episode in world history. Set against the political background of the day, succinctly revealed, Egan brings a clarity and immediacy to this period by his interweaving of personal stories, deeply moving songs, a collection of public and personal photos and an historical narrative that speaks directly to the reader, engaging our hearts as well as our heads. It is a story of the loss of innocence of two young nations, for a generation and beyond. Amusing anecdotes and stories of great courage and ingenuity leaven, to some extent, the brutal truth behind the personal stories.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Vol info	Status	Notes	Barcode
Non-Fiction - New Zealand	Waimate Non-Fiction	Non Fiction	940.426 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Not For Loan	Not for loan	A0071975X
Junior Non-Fiction	Waimate Junior Non-Fiction	Children &Young Adults Section	940.426 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available		A00719953
Junior Non-Fiction	Waimate Junior Non-Fiction	Children &Young Adults Section	940.426 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	SCH 1	Available		A00719807
Junior Non-Fiction	Waimate Junior Non-Fiction	Children &Young Adults Section	940.426 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	SCH 2	Available		A00719851
Junior Non-Fiction	Waimate Junior Non-Fiction	Children &Young Adults Section	940.426 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	SCH 3	Available		A00719909

Includes index.

Previously published: The Anzacs songbook, Richmond, Vic. : Greenhouse, 1986.

This publication is a unique and highly readable contribution to the commemoration of the centenary of the Anzacs in World War 1. Ted Egan presents an historical documentation of the Anzacs and the ordinary men, women and children of the two young nations of Australia and New Zealand, forever affected by this tragic episode in world history. Set against the political background of the day, succinctly revealed, Egan brings a clarity and immediacy to this period by his interweaving of personal stories, deeply moving songs, a collection of public and personal photos and an historical narrative that speaks directly to the reader, engaging our hearts as well as our heads. It is a story of the loss of innocence of two young nations, for a generation and beyond. Amusing anecdotes and stories of great courage and ingenuity leaven, to some extent, the brutal truth behind the personal stories.

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