| Record Number |
649396 |
| ISBN |
9781742031767 (pbk.) |
| Author |
Wilkinson, Carole |
| Title |
Fromelles : Australia's bloodiest day at war / Carole Wilkinson. |
| Publisher/Date |
Fitzroy, Vic. : Black dog books, 2011. |
| Pagination etc. |
[viii] 182 p. ill., maps, ports., gneal table ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
The drum |
| Contents note |
Premier's Reading Challenge: 7-9 |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary Note |
The Battle of Fromelles lasted less than 24 hours . in which more than 5000 Australian soldiers were killed, wounded or taken prisoner. What was the purpose of this bloody and ultimately pointless loss of life? And why, almost a century later, did the world.s attention shift to the village of Fromelles? |
| Target audience note |
For secondary school age. |
| Subject |
Fromelles, Battle of, Fromelles, France, 1916 |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France -- Juvenile literature |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian -- Juvenile literature |
| Australia -- History, Military -- Juvenile literature |
| Shelf Location |
J 940.4272 WILK |
