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"This is the compelling story of the Australian soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division who journeyed to England in 1914, and who fought and died on the Western Front during the First World War. Using archaeology as the vehicle for their story, Martin Brown and Richard Osgood follow in the footsteps of the Aussies, from their training on windswept Salisbury Plain to the cheerless trenches of Belgium, where they 'dug-in' north-east of Ploegsteert to face the Germans. It presents a unique window into the world of the men who marched away to fight the so-called 'war to end wars'"--Publisher's…
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1 edition- Other · English · 2009Haynes Pub. · 200 pages · 9781844255429
World War, 1914-1918AustraliaPloegsteert WoodMessines, Battle of, Belgium, 1917Excavations (Archaeology)Regimental historiesAntiquitiesPloegsteert Wood (Belgium)