Overview
In 1916, a million men fought in the first battle of the Somme. Victory for both sides hinged on their ability to capture a small French village called Pozieres. On 23 July, thousands of young Australians stormed Pozieres. Forty-two days later they withdrew, having suffered 23,000 casualties for the gain of a few miles of barren, lunar landscape.
Full Product Details
Author: Scott Bennett
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Imprint: Scribe Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.522kg
ISBN: 9781921640353
ISBN 10: 1921640359
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 08 March 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
Scott Bennett's Pozieres gives us a clear, fresh view of an epic battle, presenting conclusions that will challenge many readers. --Peter Stanley, author, Men of Mont St Quentin [Scott Bennett's] passion is evident in every page, and his attention to detail is striking . . . . This a book that needed to be written. --Patrick Lindsay, author, Fromelles Scott Bennett's Pozieres gives us a clear, fresh view of an epic battle, presenting conclusions that will challenge many readers. --Peter Stanley, author, Men of Mont St Quentin
[Scott Bennett's] passion is evident in every page, and his attention to detail is striking . . . . This a book that needed to be written. --Patrick Lindsay, author, Fromelles
Scott Bennett's Pozieres gives us a clear, fresh view of an epic battle, presenting conclusions that will challenge many readers. --Peter Stanley, author, Men of Mont St Quentin Scott Bennett's Pozieres gives us a clear, fresh view of an epic battle, presenting conclusions that will challenge many readers. --Peter Stanley, author, Men of Mont St Quentin [Scott Bennett's] passion is evident in every page, and his attention to detail is striking . . . . This a book that needed to be written. --Patrick Lindsay, author, Fromelles
Author Information
Scott Bennett was born in Bairnsdale, Victoria, in 1966, and holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School of Management at the University of Sydney. For the last ten years, he has worked for many of Australia's most recognised retail companies as a management consultant or an executive manager. In 2003, he visited the Great War battlefields in France and Belgium to retrace the steps of his great-uncles, who had fought there. The experience led him to question the many 'truths' that have developed around the Anzac legend. The result was the writing of Pozieres, which re-examines the battle of Pozieres and the Anzac legend.
