Five Months at Anzac


Read by Annise

(4.3 stars; 40 reviews)

A Narrative of Personal Experiences of the Officer Commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force . From his leaving Australia December 1914 till his evacuation due to illness after 5 months at Gallipoli. Read to remember those who were there. (Introduction by Annise) (2 hr 3 min)

Reviews

A very interesting, brief, work


(4 stars)

This is an interesting, if somewhat short book. Like many biographies, it lacks a strong narrative line, because the author goes to Gallipoli and comes home rather at the whim of fate. The interest comes, not so much from his journey, or from his thoughts and reactions, as from the little details which he recalls. Some of the things he records are so strangely incongruous in what was, after all, a bitter struggle to the death, that unless an eyewitness had remarked on them, you'd never think them likely.

Stoic account of a terrible war


(3 stars)

After listening to this account, I continue to be amazed by the almost impassive narratives of a horrific war, but then I wonder if some level of detachment wasn't necessary in order to mentally handle the experience. I can't imagine how they endured the horror of being surrounded by rotting, stinking bodies (of men, mules and horses), of seeing bodies cartwheel through the air after being hit by a shell, of dealing for days at a time with the terrible injuries suffered during a "push" and for months on end with the injuries and sickness that comes with living in trenches. It is an eye opening look at the reality of The Great War. Annise turns in a solid reading (complete with authentic Australian accent) on this solo project.


(3.5 stars)

it was an interesting book, but for me the narrator didn't read it with enough oomph for a war story .


(4 stars)

what i like is many of these ww1 memoirs are contemporary, published at the time, with a feeling of immediacy.


(3 stars)

A bit hard to understand. It is not a clear recording and the words ran together in places.


(4.5 stars)

this story feels timeless and being read by an Aussie really helps.

Wow thanks for reading this book about anzac, interesting


(5 stars)

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A Brief but Interesting Read that'll Leave You Wanting More


(4 stars)