Forgotten Anzacs: The Campaign in Greece, 1941 - Softcover

Ewer, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1921372753 ISBN 13: 9781921372759

Publisher: Scribe Pubns Pty Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

This is the largely unknown story of an Anzac force which fought not at Gallipoli, but in Greece a generation later. On 12 April, 1941, General Thomas Blamey, commander of the Australian Imperial Force in the Mediterranean, issued an order of the day announcing the formation of a new Anzac Corps. With the very existence of his force in the balance, Blamey invoked the spirit of Gallipoli to inspire his troops. However, desperately outnumbered, and fighting in deeply inhospitable conditions, the Anzacs found themselves engaging in a long retreat through Greece, under constant air attack. Most of the Anzac Corps was evacuated by the end of April, but many men got only as far as Crete. Fighting a German paratroop invasion there in May, large numbers were taken captive and spent four long years as prisoners.

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Review:

""Forgotten Anzacs" is a timely tribute to those who took part in a neglected chapter in our military history." -- Greg Thom, "Herald Sun"

"For those of us who were there, this is an outstanding history of both the Australian and New Zealand campaign in 1941." -- Gordon Beal, 2/8th Field Company; prisoner of war, 1941-1945

"This is an important contribution to Australian war literature . . . an engrossing history of a very important Anzac campaign." --Bruce Elder, Sydney Morning Herald

"Peter Ewer is one of very few Australian military historians to understand what Anzac means. This is a book that skillfully moves between the battalions of both nations bringing to the forefront whichever component the story demands, regardless of its place of origin. Ewer's true recognition of Anzac nourishes his account and he builds on that strength as he also looks at the campaign from Greek, German, and British perspectives." --Michael McKernan, Canberra Times

"Forgotten Anzacs is a timely tribute to those who took part in a neglected chapter in our military history." -- Greg Thom, Herald Sun

"This book makes fascinating reading and does a long way in recognising these forgotten Anzacs." -- Peter Masters, Australian Defence magazine

"This clear and well-written account of the campaign should do much to rescue the forgotten Anzacs from neglect by subsequent generations." -- Jeffrey Grey, Australian Book Review

About the Author:

Peter Ewer completed a first-class honours degree in politics at Macquarie University in 1983, and a doctorate in technology and culture from RMIT University in 2005 that also won a university research prize. Dr Ewer is currently an official in the Victorian Department of Justice, and has published in local and international history journals.

About this edition

• Publisher: Scribe Pubns Pty Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1921372753
• ISBN 13: 9781921372759
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 419