Project Gutenberg 2016-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 96 MacGill, Patrick 1889 1963 Hughes, William Morris 1864 1952 Hughes, W. M. (William Morris) Hughes, Billy The Diggers: The Australians in France Produced by MWS, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Diggers: The Australians in France" by Patrick MacGill is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the experiences and bravery of Australian soldiers during World War I, particularly in battles on the French front such as the Somme and Villers-Bretonneux. MacGill vividly depicts the grim realities of warfare and celebrates the courage and sacrifice of the Diggers, aiming to instill a sense of national pride in Australia’s military efforts. At the start of the narrative, we find the author reflecting on the desolated landscape of the Somme, a region devastated by the war, where once-bustling farms and industries now lay in ruins. The opening portion introduces the emotional toll of battle, revisiting the dark winter experiences of 1916-17 faced by Australian soldiers in the trenches. Through descriptive accounts of the harsh conditions, the fear of death, and the relentless struggle for survival, MacGill sets the stage for the exceptional resilience displayed by these soldiers as they confront the horrors all around them while still aspiring for freedom and victory. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia D501 Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 165419 165316 2024-09-21T10:29:56.939959 2023-09-22T07:43:22.849207 text/html text/html 164033 2016-01-24T08:27:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 143900 2016-01-24T08:27:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 184498 2024-09-21T10:30:01.614955 application/epub+zip 182741 2024-09-21T10:29:57.973924 application/epub+zip 140757 2024-09-21T10:29:57.475930 application/epub+zip 241562 2024-09-21T10:30:04.652880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220716 2024-09-21T10:30:01.081941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178801 2022-09-23T08:12:14.559353 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 135199 134984 2024-09-21T10:29:56.334938 2023-09-22T07:43:22.327761 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 135318 2016-01-24T08:26:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 52276 2016-01-24T08:27:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19157 2024-09-21T10:30:04.800921 application/rdf+xml 13709 2024-09-21T10:29:57.556921 image/jpeg 2401 2024-09-21T10:29:57.513947 image/jpeg 164075 2024-09-21T10:29:56.957919 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia