The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts The Western Front 1916 The Somme The Australian Contribution
RCC7278
The Lost Legions of Fromelles: The Mysteries Behind One of the Most Devastating Battles of The Great War
by Peter Barton
ISBN
9781472117120
Purchase Price
£16.99 (new)
Date Purchased
January 2, 2016
Publisher
Constable, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group (2014, London)
Notes
This book was first published in Australia by Allen & Unwin in 2014. The version with The Collection is the Constable paperback published (apparently only in that format) in the U.K. The book represents considerable research on the part of Barton, and sheds light on the Fromelles action. Devised as a "diversion" from The Somme, it turned into one of the most futile and horrifying episodes in the War (which is saying something!). In one night, the Australians and British suffered more casualties than in the Boer, Korean and Vietnam Wars combined.
9781472117120
Purchase Price
£16.99 (new)
Date Purchased
January 2, 2016
Publisher
Constable, an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group (2014, London)
Notes
This book was first published in Australia by Allen & Unwin in 2014. The version with The Collection is the Constable paperback published (apparently only in that format) in the U.K. The book represents considerable research on the part of Barton, and sheds light on the Fromelles action. Devised as a "diversion" from The Somme, it turned into one of the most futile and horrifying episodes in the War (which is saying something!). In one night, the Australians and British suffered more casualties than in the Boer, Korean and Vietnam Wars combined.