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Anzacs in the Middle East : Australian soldiers, their allies and the local people in World War II / Mark Johnston.
Van Pelt Library D767.813 .J645 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnston, Mark, 1960-
- Series:
- Australian Army history series
- Australian army history series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Australia. Australian Army--History.
- Australia.
- Australia. Australian Army.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Middle East.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 255 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- 'Anzacs in the Middle East' is an exploration of the experiences of soldiers who fought in the Middle East during World War II. 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.
- Contents:
- Traveling to the 'great adventure'
- 'A different world': The middle east
- 'They're troublesome, you know': The first Libyan campaign
- 'Fighting shoulder to shoulder': Greece
- 'Australia, Australia, you are good': Crete
- 'Unity of feeling and purpose': The siege of Tobruk
- 'They treat us as a dependent nation': Syria and Lebanon
- 'Gryppo land': Alexandria to Alamein
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-245) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781107030961
- 110703096X
- OCLC:
- 824602708
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