Hell, Hope and Heroes: Life in the Field Ambulance in World War I
by Ramsay, Roy; Ramsay, Ron J. (ed)
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- 1877058297
- ISBN 13
- 9781877058295
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Rosenberg Publishing, Sydney, 2005. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 272 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page.. In 1915, Private Roy Ramsay, freshly trained at a camp near Brisbane, sets sail from Australia for the Middle East with the 4th Light Horse Field Ambulance. Serving on hospital ships in the Dardanelles and evacuating a mounting number of sick and wounded, they learn about the battles from the wounded. Serving with the 1st Division 3rd Field Ambulance on the Western Front, he goes through Pozieres and other major set-piece battles of trench warfare. Amid the hell of artillery bombardment and machine gun fire, Roy finds some glimmer of hope for the human race in the fact that both sides often exercise compassion and restraint towards the injured as well as the stretcher-bearers trying to retrieve them. However, the Aussies' mateship and sense of duty get them through the unimaginably shocking physical conditions of trench warfare, helped by occasional breaks away from the lines and recreational leave for romantic purposes. Attached to Dressing Stations just behind the front line Roy is able to keep in touch with his mates and with the AIF's overall tactical situation. With the Australians now united in one corps under General Monash and despite constantly decreasing numbers, they play a key role during the last six months of the war in driving the Germans back to the Hindenburg Line. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Australia; 1900-1920; Biography & Autobiography. ISBN: 1877058297. ISBN/EAN: 9781877058295. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8132. . 9781877058295
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- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8132
- Title
- Hell, Hope and Heroes: Life in the Field Ambulance in World War I
- Author
- Ramsay, Roy; Ramsay, Ron J. (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1877058297
- ISBN 13
- 9781877058295
- Publisher
- Rosenberg Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- BZDB137 Biography: General, Biography: Historical, Political & Military, True War & Combat Stories, Prose: Non-fiction, General & World History, australian, gallipoli, first world war Military & Warfare; Australia; 1900-1920; Biography &a
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