Walking with the Anzacs: An updated guide to Australian battlefields of the Western Front

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Mat McLachlan

Walking with the Anzacs

An updated guide to Australian battlefields of the Western Front

Mat McLachlan

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Hachette Australia
28 June 2023

Military history; Travel & holiday

Now fully revised for 2023, this is the essential and comprehensive guide to the Australian battlefields of the Western Front for anyone who wants to walk in the footsteps of the Anzacs.

From one of Australia's leading battlefield historians, Mat McLachlan, Walking with the Anzacs covers the fourteen most important Anzac battlefields, including Passchendaele, Pozieres and Bullecourt. With illustrated walking tours and comprehensive descriptions of battles, this is the definitive guide for anyone who wants to walk in the footsteps of the first Anzacs, see where they fought, and marvel at their spirit and bravery.

Each tour is designed around easily accessible walking routes and features a detailed description of the battle and moving quotes from the men who witnessed the battle first-hand. Areas of interest that you can expect to see on your walk including battlefield landmarks, memorials to the men who fought there and the cemeteries where many of them still lie.

Walking with the Anzacs is fully revised and updated for 2023, and it is the ultimate guide for anyone interested in learning about the history of our Anzacs and retracing their footsteps on the Western Front.

By: Mat McLachlan
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9780733650642
ISBN 10: 0733650643
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 28 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mat McLachlan is one of Australia's leading battlefield historians and media presenters in the history space. He is the author of Walking with the Anzacs, Gallipoli: The Battlefield Guide and The Cowra Breakout, and the founder of Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours, which sends thousands of Australians to visit battlefields around the world each year, including Cowra. As a media presenter, Mat is a regular on TV and radio and in print. His Living History podcast reaches more than 5 million Australian history enthusiasts each week, and he produces the BattleWalks and Pete & Gary's Military History podcasts. Mat also produces and presents history documentaries for various networks. He appears regularly as a history expert on all major Australian television and radio networks, and reaches over five million viewers on YouTube each year. He lives in Sydney with his wife and children.