After Anzac
The Development of Australian Infantry on the Western Front, 1916–1918
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2025
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-60381-2 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-009-60381-2 (ISBN)
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Examining the development of the Australian infantry through a critical and comparative lens, After Anzac provides an engaging account of the birth of the Anzac legacy and how this continues to define Australian infantry and society today.
By the end of the 'Great War', the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) had a reputation for being one of the most effective formations on the Western Front. After Anzac provides a critical and comparative analysis of how Australian infantry developed to embody this reputation, primarily as an element of the greater Imperial Force. The book opens with a comparison of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) to the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF); both were Dominion formations who trained and developed under the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Various AIF training and development instructed by the BEF are then explored, including infantry recruit and tactical training, weapons systems and specialist training, culminating in a critical analysis of how this resulted in the effectiveness and professionalism of Australian troops who served on the Western Front. The impact of the Anzac legend and the mythology of the Western Front are considered.
By the end of the 'Great War', the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) had a reputation for being one of the most effective formations on the Western Front. After Anzac provides a critical and comparative analysis of how Australian infantry developed to embody this reputation, primarily as an element of the greater Imperial Force. The book opens with a comparison of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) to the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF); both were Dominion formations who trained and developed under the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Various AIF training and development instructed by the BEF are then explored, including infantry recruit and tactical training, weapons systems and specialist training, culminating in a critical analysis of how this resulted in the effectiveness and professionalism of Australian troops who served on the Western Front. The impact of the Anzac legend and the mythology of the Western Front are considered.
Lewis Frederickson is a serving officer in the Royal Australian Air Force. He previously lectured in the history and strategy of air power as the Chief of Air Force Fellow at the University of New South Wales, Canberra. He has a passion for academic and vocational education in both the air and land domains and how these themes intersect in Australian history.
Introduction; 1. Comparing the Australian and Canadian experiences; 2. Infantry recruit training in the AIF; 3. British infantry tactical development, 1917; 4. Reinforcement training and the schools in France; 5. Weapons systems and specialist training; 6. Enlisted men; 7. Leadership and training: officers; 8. Australian infantry development, 1918; Conclusion.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 31.12.2025 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Australian Army History Series |
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises; 2 Maps; 70 Halftones, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 160 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 635 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-009-60381-7 / 1009603817 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-009-60381-2 / 9781009603812 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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