Author(s): Richard Pelvin

Australian Studies

Released to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First World War this powerful visual account of Australian soldiers fighting in the First World War, featuring rare archive photography from the Australian War Memorial. Over 500 rarely seen photographs, historic maps, letters, and diary entries bring the story of the First World War to life, including the devastating Gallipoli campaign. An intimate portrayal of the very human side of battle, it conveys not only the horrors of war and the hardships the Anzacs suffered, but also the dignity, bravery, valour and humanity they came to embody.