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Stretcher-bearers : saving Australians from Gallipoli to Kokoda

Johnston, Mark 1960- (author.).

Summary: Stretcher-bearers is a compelling account of the experience of Australian stretcher-bearers during the First and Second World Wars. Respected military historian, Mark Johnston traces the development of formal stretcher-bearing from its origin in the early nineteenth century under Napoleon to the Second World War. Johnston draws on accounts by stretcher-bearers who worked on the front line, as well as tributes from rescued soldiers, to deepen our understanding of the crucial role these soldiers played in Gallipoli, Palestine, the Western Front in World War I, and in the Middle East and the Pacific in World War II. The narrative is further driven by rich imagery, featuring over 130 full-page photographs. This book provides a generously illustrated, engaging and moving account of the history of the stretcher-bearer, a figure praised by countless Diggers but never previously the subject of a book.

Record details

ISBN: 9781316206614
ISBN: 1316206610
ISBN: 9781316210321
ISBN: 1316210324
ISBN: 9781316191811
ISBN: 1316191818
ISBN: 1316204812
ISBN: 9781316204818
ISBN: 131609197X
ISBN: 9781316091975
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 349 pages) : maps
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Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-339) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; Half-title page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Maps; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I World War I, 1914-18; 1 Chapter One Gallipoli and Palestine; 2 Chapter Two The Western Front; Part II World War II,1939-45; 3 Chapter Three The Middle East; 4 Chapter Four The Jungle Campaigns; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Publisher's web page (Cambridge University Press, viewed January 8, 2015).