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Andrew Macdonald

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Born

New Zealand

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http://www.anzac.me

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Nonfiction, History

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August 2008

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Andrew Macdonald is a New Zealand-born author and military historian living in London. He holds a PhD (University of London) in First World War military history, which he completed around his career as a Reuters correspondent. His PhD is in the assessment of military effectiveness in the First World War, which is an all-too-brief way of saying that Macdonald is an expert in deciphering how and why battles unfold as they do.
He works full time as a writer and has been published twice by HarperCollins. His second book, Passchendaele: The Anatomy of a Tragedy has been released to critical acclaim, following in the footsteps of his well-received first book, On My Way to the Somme.
Macdonald's writing style is fluid and confident, and he can exp ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 42 ratings · 8 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	First Day of the Somme: The Complete Account of Britain's Worst-ever Military Disaster 4.40 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Passchendaele: The Anatomy of a Tragedy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On My Way to the Somme: New Zealanders and the Bloody Offensive of 1916 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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