Mutiny on the Western Front 1918
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marmee463
of Templestowe, Victoria Australia on 9/17/2023
This book is in a Controlled Release!
marmee463 of Templestowe, Victoria Australia on 9/17/2023 This book is in a Controlled Release!
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On to Mt TBR it goes.
Aussie author Greg Raffin lays open what happens to men’s hearts and minds in the course of a prolonged conflict such as WW1. This is a story that highlights the inhumanity of war and the toll it inevitably takes.
Journal Entry 3 by marmee463 at Redgum Cafe in Templestowe, Victoria Australia on Tuesday, November 21, 2023
marmee463 at Redgum Cafe in Templestowe, Victoria Australia on Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Released 5 mos ago (11/24/2023 UTC) at Redgum Cafe in Templestowe, Victoria Australia
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Journal Entry 4 by marmee463 at Cafe 130 in Templestowe, Victoria Australia on Saturday, April 27, 2024
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On 21 September 1918, with retreating German forces on their last legs, the 1st Battalion of the AIF was ordered to return to the front just as they were being relieved and preparing for a well-earnt rest. It wasn't just the Germans who were on their last legs; the Australians were depleted and exhausted. In what was the largest such instance of mass 'combat refusal' in the AIF's history, the men of one company in the 1st Battalion defied the order. The 'mutiny' spread to other companies, and when the battalion did eventually comply with the order, over 100 men were absent. While historians have approached the issue in purely military terms - the men as soldiers, over-extended service, rates of wounding, promotions, and so on - this book approaches these 100 plus men as human beings. This story, which will surprise readers - is not just about a group of exhausted and war weary Australian soldiers in 1918, it is a story about humanity in war: about what men do in war, and what war does to men.
Release #129 for 2024..
