{"product_id":"9781922464064","title":"The Battlefield of Imperishable Memory","description":"Author: Matthew Haultain-Gall\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922464064\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Monash University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: 336\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ypres salient \u0026amp;#x27;was the favourite battle ground of the devil and his minions\u0026amp;#x27; wrote one returned serviceman after the First World War. Few who fought in the infamous third battle of Ypres  now known as Passchendaele  in 1917 would have disagreed. All five of the Australian Imperial Force\u0026amp;#x27;s (AIF) infantry divisions were engaged in this bloody campaign. Despite early successes, their attacks floundered in front of the devastated Belgian Passchendaele\u0026amp;#x27;s when autumn rains drenched the battlefield, turning it into an immense quagmire. By the time the AIF withdrew, it had suffered more casualties over 38,000 casualties, including 10,000 dead, far outweighing Australian losses in any other Great War campaign.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiven the extent of their sacrifices, the Australians\u0026amp;#x27; exploits in Belgium ought to be well known in a nation that has fervently commemorated its involvement in the First World War. Yet, Passchendaele occupies an ambiguous place in Australian collective memory. Tracing the commemorative work of official and non-official agents-including that of C.E.W. Bean; the Australian War Memorial; returned soldiers; battlefield pilgrims; and, more recently, the Department of Veterans\u0026amp;#x27; Affairs, working in collaboration with Belgian locals-\u003ci\u003e The Battlefield of Imperishable Memory\u003c\/i\u003e explores why these battles became, and still remain, peripheral to the dominant First World War narrative in Australia: the Anzac legend.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46861503135902,"sku":"ADS-9781922464064","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781922464064.jpg?v=1779253052","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781922464064","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}