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9780521523233

At the Front Line: Experiences of Australian Soldiers in World War II

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521523233

  • ISBN10:

    0521523230

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-07-18
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Summary

This moving book examines Australian front-line soldiers' reactions to their ordeal in World War II. Based on the letters and diaries of more than 300 soldiers, its focus is the stress they faced and how they coped with it. Johnston paints a picture of survival and surrender in the surreal conditions in which these soldiers lived and fought.

Table of Contents

Part I. The Front Line: 1. The unnatural life at the front
2. Experiences of fear and death
3. Major sources of front-line stress
4. When fear became unbearable
5. Taking the strains of the front line
Part II. The Army Way: 6. Callous bigwigs and boredom
7. Army muck-ups
8. Resentment of inequality
9. Discipline and making the most of army life
Part III. Mates: 10. A band of brothers?
Aftermath and conclusions
Appendix A: Who fought where
Appendix B: Statistical comparisons.

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