Anzac Infantryman 1914-15: From New Guinea To Gallipoli

WORRIED ABOUT THE GROWING POWER OF JAPAN AND THE GERMAN FAR EASTERN COLONIES, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND HAD BOTH INTRODUCED CONSCRIPTION IN 1912. WHEN WAR BROKE OUT IN 1914, THE MEN ALREADY IN THE SYSTEM PROVIDED A SMALL NUCLEUS OF TRAINED SOLDIERS, BUT AT LEAST HALF OF THOSE WHO WENT ON TO SERVE ABROAD HAD NO PREVIOUS MILITARY EXPERIENCE. AUSTRALIANS RUSHED TO THE COLORS EVEN BEFORE THEIR GOVERNMENT HAD FORMALLY OFFERED TROOPS TO BRITAIN. THIS TITLE EXPLORES THE RECRUITMENT, TRAINING, AND COMBAT EXPERIENCES OF THE FAMOUS ANZAC INFANTRY IN THE OPENING YEARS OF WORLD WAR I.