Villers-Bretonneux was the key to the strategically important communications center of Amiens, a principal objective of the German offensive that began in March 1918. The main road and the railway westward to Amiens ran through Villers-Bretonneux and the city could also be seen from it. Until the Germans took the town, Amiens would remain beyond their grasp. The successful defense of Villers-Bretonneux has come to be regarded as an Australian battle but British formations were heavily involved as well. Most of the decision-making fell to brigade and battalion commanders. Their initiative was...
Villers-Bretonneux was the key to the strategically important communications center of Amiens, a principal objective of the German offensive that bega...
The Western Front in France and Belgium was the decisive theatre of the First World War. It was there that Australia and New Zealand, fighting between 1916 and 1918 in often unspeakable conditions and at a terrible cost, made their greatest contribution to Germany′s defeat. In so doing, they earned the esteem of the world. The experience helped to forge the identities of the two nations and the close relationship between them.
With rare photographs and documents from the Australian War Memorial archive and extensive travel information, ANZACS on The Western Front is the...
The Western Front in France and Belgium was the decisive theatre of the First World War. It was there that Australia and New Zealand, fighting betw...
