Missing in action : Australia's World War I Grave Services, an astonishing true story of Misconduct, fraud and hoaxing /

Poor leadership, mismanagement, quarrels, distrust and accusations of hoaxing ... this is the story of what happened after the guns were laid down and Australians tried to find their war dead.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Velzen, Marianne van (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2018.
Temas:
Australia. > Australian Army. > Australian Graves Detachment.
Australia. > Australian Army. > Australian Graves Services.
1900-1999
World War, 1914-1918 > Missing in action > France.
World War, 1914-1918 > Missing in action > France > Identification.
Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of > France.
Soldiers' monuments > France.
War and families > Australia.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Western Front.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Disparus au combat > France.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Disparus au combat > France > Identification.
Sépultures militaires > France.
Monuments commémoratifs militaires > France.
Guerre et familles > Australie.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Campagnes et batailles > Front occidental.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Military campaigns
Missing in action
Soldiers' bodies, Disposition of
Soldiers' monuments
War and families
Australia > History, Military > 20th century.
Australie > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
Australia
France
Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
Field guides
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; About the author; Also by the author; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; MAP; IN THE BEGINNING; 1 ROBERT DAVID BURNS, July 1916; 2 HOW IT CAME ABOUT, January 1919; 3 WILLIAM LEE; 4 ALLEN CHARLES WATERS KINGSTON; 5 WILLOUGHBY RICHARD BOLLEN; 6 GEORGE LORT PHILLIPS; 7 ALFRED ALLEN; 8 THE UGLY JOB; 9 THE INQUIRY IN FRANCE, 30 March 1920; 10 THE COURT IN LONDON, 6 April 1920; 11 RE-ESTABLISHING THE AGS; 12 ROCKING THE BOAT; 13 THE BODY DIVINER; 14 THE COLONEL'S SON; 15 TAKING ACTION; 16 THE ALLEGED HOAX; 17 CROSSING THE CHANNEL; 18 SAM MacMILLAN.
  • 19 WILLIAM JAMES FOSTER, December 192020 THE SECOND INQUIRY; 21 AN EMPTY GRAVE; 22 STEALING NOTES; 23 CONCLUSIONS; 24 THE DISCOVERY AT PHEASANT WOOD, 2009; 25 THE MYSTERIOUS MAJOR; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PIC SECTION; NOTES; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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