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Letters from France
BY
C. E. W. BEAN
War Correspondent for the Commonwealth of Australia
WITH A MAP AND EIGHT PLATES
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne
1917
To those other Australians who fell in the Sharpest Action their Force has known, on July 19, 1916, before Fromelles, these Memories of a Greater, but not a Braver, Battle are herewith Dedicated
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne
1917
To those other Australians who fell in the Sharpest Action their Force has known, on July 19, 1916, before Fromelles, these Memories of a Greater, but not a Braver, Battle are herewith Dedicated
War Correspondent for the Commonwealth of Australia
WITH A MAP AND EIGHT PLATES
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LTD
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne
1917
To those other Australians who fell in the Sharpest Action their Force has known, on July 19, 1916, before Fromelles, these Memories of a Greater, but not a Braver, Battle are herewith Dedicated
London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne
1917
To those other Australians who fell in the Sharpest Action their Force has known, on July 19, 1916, before Fromelles, these Memories of a Greater, but not a Braver, Battle are herewith Dedicated
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF PLATES
LETTERS FROM FRANCE
CHAPTER I
A PADRE WHO SAID THE RIGHT THING
A PADRE WHO SAID THE RIGHT THING
CHAPTER II
TO THE FRONT
TO THE FRONT
CHAPTER III
THE FIRST IMPRESSION—A COUNTRY WITH EYES
THE FIRST IMPRESSION—A COUNTRY WITH EYES
CHAPTER IV
THE ROAD TO LILLE
THE ROAD TO LILLE
CHAPTER V
THE DIFFERENCES
THE DIFFERENCES
CHAPTER VI
THE GERMANS
THE GERMANS
CHAPTER VII
THE PLANES
THE PLANES
CHAPTER VIII
THE COMING STRUGGLE: OUR TASK
THE COMING STRUGGLE: OUR TASK
CHAPTER IX
IN A FOREST OF FRANCE
IN A FOREST OF FRANCE
CHAPTER X
IDENTIFIED
IDENTIFIED
CHAPTER XI
THE GREAT BATTLE BEGINS
FOOTNOTE:
THE GREAT BATTLE BEGINS
FOOTNOTE:
CHAPTER XII
THE BRITISH—FRICOURT AND LA BOISELLE
FOOTNOTE:
THE BRITISH—FRICOURT AND LA BOISELLE
FOOTNOTE:
CHAPTER XIII
THE DUG-OUTS OF FRICOURT
THE DUG-OUTS OF FRICOURT
CHAPTER XIV
THE RAID
THE RAID
CHAPTER XV
POZIÈRES
POZIÈRES
CHAPTER XVI
AN ABYSM OF DESOLATION
AN ABYSM OF DESOLATION
CHAPTER XVII
POZIÈRES RIDGE
POZIÈRES RIDGE
CHAPTER XVIII
THE GREEN COUNTRY
THE GREEN COUNTRY
CHAPTER XIX
TROMMELFEUER
TROMMELFEUER
CHAPTER XX
THE NEW FIGHTING
THE NEW FIGHTING
CHAPTER XXI
ANGELS' WORK
ANGELS' WORK
CHAPTER XXII
OUR NEIGHBOUR
OUR NEIGHBOUR
CHAPTER XXIII
MOUQUET FARM
MOUQUET FARM
CHAPTER XXIV
HOW THE AUSTRALIANS WERE RELIEVED
HOW THE AUSTRALIANS WERE RELIEVED
CHAPTER XXV
ON LEAVE TO A NEW ENGLAND
ON LEAVE TO A NEW ENGLAND
CHAPTER XXVI
THE NEW ENTRY
THE NEW ENTRY
CHAPTER XXVII
A HARD TIME
A HARD TIME
CHAPTER XXVIII
THE WINTER OF 1916
THE WINTER OF 1916
CHAPTER XXIX
AS IN THE WORLD'S DAWN
AS IN THE WORLD'S DAWN
CHAPTER XXX
THE GRASS BANK
THE GRASS BANK
CHAPTER XXXI
IN THE MUD OF LE BARQUE
IN THE MUD OF LE BARQUE
CHAPTER XXXII
THE NEW DRAFT
FOOTNOTE:
THE NEW DRAFT
FOOTNOTE:
CHAPTER XXXIII
WHY HE IS NOT "THE ANZAC"
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WHY HE IS NOT "THE ANZAC"
Printed by Cassell & Company, Limited, La Belle Sauvage, London, E.C.4
Printed by Cassell & Company, Limited, La Belle Sauvage, London, E.C.4
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