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Walking the Battlefields of the Great War

By: Bruce Scates

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Paperback | 28 March 2006

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Every year tens of thousands of Australians make their pilgrimages to Gallipoli, France and other killing fields of the Great War. It is a journey steeped in history. Some go in search of family memory, seeking the grave of a soldier lost a lifetime ago. For others, Anzac pilgrimage has become a rite of passage, a statement of what it means to be Australian. This book, first published in 2006, explores the memory of the Great War through the historical experience of pilgrimage. It examines the significance these 'sacred sites' have acquired in the hearts and minds of successive generations and charts the complex responses of young and old, soldier and civilian, the pilgrims of the 1920s and today's backpacker travellers. This book gives voice to history, retrieving a bitter-sweet testimony through interviews, surveys and a rich archival record. Innovative, courageous and often deeply moving, it explains why the Anzac legend still captivates Australians.

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Non-Fiction History Military History First World War History General & World History Regional & National History European History Warfare & Defence War & Defence Operations Battles & Campaigns Australasian & Pacific History Second World War

List of illustrations	p. viii
Note on money, measurement and terminology	p. x
List of abbreviations	p. xii
Acknowledgments	p. xiv
Introduction	p. xviii
Loss, Memory, Desire
The uniquiet grave: imaginary journeys	p. 3
Hearts of stone: creating the cemeteries of the Great War	p. 34
Family Journeys
In foreign fields: the first family pilgrimages	p. 63
'Sacred places': family pilgrimage today	p. 100
Soldiers' Tales
'To see old mates again': diggers return	p. 125
'A grave that could have been my own': service pilgrimages	p. 155
Testament of Youth
Walking with history: learning about war	p. 173
'It's like a Mecca, like a pilgrimage': backpacker journeys	p. 188
Conclusion	p. 210
Epilogue	p. 216
Notes	p. 220
Survey Informants	p. 257
Index	p. 266
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