At the Front Line: Experiences of Australian Soldiers in World War II

by Mark D. Johnston

Book Overview

At the Front Line draws on a plethora of letters, diaries and documents written by over 300 Australian soldiers in the field to present a picture of the hardships and triumphs of their wartime experience. Mark Johnston analyses the suffering of front-line soldiers caused not only by the opposing force, but also by the conditions imposed by their own army. The book details the physical and psychological pressures of life at the front and shows how...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521523230
• ISBN13: 9780521523233
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"