Dinkum Diggers

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blair, Dale James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Melbourne : Melbourne University Publishing, 2016.
Temas:
Australia. > Australian Army. > Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921). > Battalion, 1st.
1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Campagnes et batailles > Turquie > Gallipoli, Péninsule de.
Military campaigns.
Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro; DINKUM DIGGERS; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 FORMATION OF THE 1ST BATTALION; Topsyturvydom: the great leveller?; 'Digger' prototypes; An Australian 'officer-type'; Other biases; 2 'CLASS IS EVERYTHING': THE OFFICER-MAN RELATIONSHIP; 'Mutiny, rank mutiny'; Paternalism and deference; Rising from the ranks: the myth of AIF officer selection; 3 GALLIPOLI; Individualism defined; The 1st Battalion: 'fit for war'?; 25-29 April 1915: a landing and a legend established; Self-reflection of performance; Other 1st Battalion actions
  • Evacuation and the consolidation of the 'digger'4 'MECHANICAL SLAUGHTER' ON THE WESTERN FRONT, 1916-1917; France: a new theatre; The modern battle; Pozières; Bayonet Trench: defeat and depression; Bullecourt and the 'clockwork' battles of 1917; 5 1918: THE 'DIGGER' IN VICTORY; 1st Battalion raids and patrols: success, failure and misadventure; Phase 1: Holding the line-'Britain's Last Hope'; Phase 2: Peaceful penetration; Phase 3: 'Der schwarz Tag' (and Chipilly Spur); Superior 'diggers'?; Mutiny: 21 September 1918; 6 RETURN OF THE WAR-DAMAGED SOLDIER; Return and repatriation
  • Post-war mythologisation and the subjugation of realityThe 1st Battalion Association; The breakdown of 'digger' durability; Silence and family remembrance; CONCLUSION; NOTES; Introduction; 1 Formation of the 1st Battalion; 2 'Class is everything'; 3 Gallipoli; 4 'Mechanical slaughter' on the Western Front, 1916-17; 5 1918: The 'digger' in victory; 6 Return of the war-damaged soldier; Conclusion; BIBLIOGRAPHY OF WORKS CITED; Primary Sources; AUSTRALIAN ARCHIVES; AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL; MITCHELL LIBRARY, STATE LIBRARY OF NEW SOUTH WALES; VARIOUS; INTERVIEWEES AND CORRESPONDENTS
  • OFFICIAL SOURCESSecondary Sources; BOOKS AND ARTICLES; INDEX

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