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Author Coombes, David.

Title Crossing the wire : the untold stories of POWs in battle and captivity during WWI / David Coombes
Published Newport, N.S.W. : Big Sky, 2011

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 MELB  940.40994 Coo/Ctw  AVAILABLE
Description v, 407 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Series Australian Army history collection
Australian Army history collection.
Contents 1. Prelude to war -- 2. Gallipoli -- 3. The Western Front -- 4. Stormy trench -- 5. First Battle of Bullecourt -- 6. Captivity -- 7. The status and treatment of POWs -- 8. Behind the lines -- 9. German POW hospitals -- 10. The Red Cross Society -- 11. Attempting to get away -- 12. In Germany -- 13. Peace
Summary The experiences of Australian prisoners of war (POWs) or Kriegsgefangeners held captive in Germany has been largely forgotten. This is an account of what young Australian soldiers experienced, and the spirit they showed in responding to captivity
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Australia. Australian Army. Infantry Brigade, 4th
Prisoners of war -- Australia.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia -- Personal narratives.
World War, 1914-1918a -- Personal narratives, Australian
Genre/Form Personal narratives.
ISBN 0987057413 (hbk.)
9780987057419 (hbk.)