{"product_id":"men-of-mont-st-quentin-between-victory-and-death-paperback","title":"Men of Mont St Quentin: Between Victory and Death - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt exactly 1.30 p.m. on 1 September 1918, the dozen men of Nine Platoon, 21st Australian Infantry Battalion, rose from Elsa Trench and walked across a weedy beet-field toward the German defenders of Mont St Quentin. Within hours, three were dead and five more were wounded, one of whom died six weeks later. The survivors returned from war, more-or-less intact, to live through the next sixty-odd years in the shadow of that traumatic event. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMen of Mont St Quentin\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the men of Nine Platoon and their families. This is the first time that the story of such a group of Australians has been told -- only made possible because Garry Roberts, the father of one of the dead, was so grieved by his son Frank's death that he obsessively collected accounts of what happened that afternoon. The Roberts' family papers, used here in this way for the first time, reveal the lives of Frank's comrades and their families as they came to terms with loss and life after war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the hands of Peter Stanley, one of Australia's leading military historians, a famous battlefield in France becomes unforgettably connected with Australian men and their families in the long aftermath of the Great War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Stanley\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the Centre for Historical Research at the National Museum of Australia, the former principal historian at the Australian War Memorial, and a leading commentator in the media on Australian history. He is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eGallipolli\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInvading Australia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eQuinn's Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Stout Pair of Boots\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48457105998073,"sku":"9781921215339","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/6ZgHhj3l4v9781921215339.webp?v=1780077354","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/men-of-mont-st-quentin-between-victory-and-death-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}