Stretcher-Bearers: Saving Australians from Gallipoli to Kokoda

by Mark Johnston

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107087198
• ISBN13: 9781107087194
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.7" x 9.7"