Walking with Anzacs

by Mat McLachlan

More and more Australians are reflecting on the soldiers who helped shape our nation. Many are choosing to make pilgrimages to the battlefields of our history, to bring to life names like The Somme, PAsschendaele and Ypres.Walking with Anzacs is the essential companion for anyone visiting the Western Front. Presenting well-illustrated walking tours acrosss fourteen of the most important battlefields and designed along easily accessible walking routes, it points out to readers the battlefield landmarks that still exist - the memroials to the men who fought there and the cemeteries where many of them still lie.Combining moving quotes revealing the experiences of war from the common Aussie digger with easy-to-follow- directions, Walking with Anzacs allows anyone to visit the battlefields and walk inthe footsteps of the first ANZACS.

335 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007