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Our Corner of the Somme - Australia at Villers-Bretonneux (Hardcover)
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Our Corner of the Somme - Australia at Villers-Bretonneux (Hardcover)
Series: Australian Army History Series
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By the time of the Armistice, Villers-Bretonneux - once a lively
and flourishing French town - had been largely destroyed, and half
its population had fled or died. From March to August 1918,
Villers-Bretonneux formed part of an active front line, at which
Australian troops were heavily involved. As a result, it holds a
significant place in Australian history. Villers-Bretonneux has
since become an open-air memorial to Australia's participation in
the First World War. Successive Australian governments have
valourised the Australian engagement, contributing to an evolving
Anzac narrative that has become entrenched in Australia's national
identity. Our Corner of the Somme provides an eye-opening analysis
of the memorialisation of Australia's role on the Western Front and
the Anzac mythology that so heavily contributes to Australians'
understanding of themselves. In this rigorous and richly detailed
study, Romain Fathi challenges accepted historiography by examining
the assembly, projection and performance of Australia's national
identity in northern France.
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