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Anzacs in the Middle East
Australian Soldiers, their Allies and the Local People in World War II

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  • Date Published: December 2012
  • availability: In stock
  • format: Hardback
  • isbn: 9781107030961

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  • Anzacs in the Middle East is a compelling exploration of the experiences of soldiers who fought in the Middle East during World War II. Spurred by a sense of adventure and duty, they set sail to countries of which they knew very little. The book examines the relationships between Australians and their allies and also how they related to the local people: Greeks, Egyptians, Syrians, Lebanese and Palestinians. Mark Johnston draws on extensive research to provide a new perspective on the famous campaigns at Tobruk and Alamein, as well as significant but less familiar battles at Bardia, Retimo and Damascus. Featuring first-hand accounts and stories from the front line, the book discovers the true nature of the 'larrikin Australian' and is a must-read for anyone interested in Australia's military history. This book is a companion volume to Mark Johnston's previous books, At the Front Line and Fighting the Enemy.

    • The first book to examine how Australian soldiers interacted with local populations in the Middle East
    • Drawing on extensive research, this book provides a new angle on well-known battles
    • It is based on enormous research by one of Australia's leading military historians
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    'Johnston makes a novel, interesting and impeccably well-written contribution to the corpus of literature on the Australian soldier's Second World War. He does an excellent job of answering his principal question: rebutting the 'Anzac myth' through detailed examination of contemporaneous attitudes … Cambridge University Press should be commended for producing an attractive volume including a good number of photographs and some decent maps. It would be too much to ask for Orders of Battle to provide an overview as to formations' and individual units' course through the Middle East, but they can easily be accessed online.' Alexander Wilson, The Second World War Military Operations Research Group

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    • Date Published: December 2012
    • format: Hardback
    • isbn: 9781107030961
    • length: 267 pages
    • dimensions: 235 x 162 x 22 mm
    • weight: 0.56kg
    • contains: 24 b/w illus.
    • availability: In stock
  • Table of Contents

    Introduction
    1. Travelling to the Great Adventure
    2. A Different World – The Middle East
    3. 'They're troublesome you know': The First Libyan Campaign
    4. 'Fighting shoulder to shoulder': Greece
    5. 'Australia, Australia, you are good': Crete
    6. 'Unity of feeling and purpose': The Siege of Tobruk
    7. 'They treat us as a dependent nation': Syria and Lebanon
    8. 'Gyppo Land': Alexandria to Alamein
    Conclusion.

  • Author

    Mark Johnston, Scotch College, Melbourne

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