After Anzac : The Development of Australian Infantry on the Western Front, 1916–1918

著者名：Frederickson, Lewis

Cambridge University Press（2025/12/17発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9781009603812
• eISBN：9781009603799

Description

By the end of the 'Great War', the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) had a reputation for being one of the most effective formations on the Western Front. After Anzac provides a critical and comparative analysis of how Australian infantry developed to embody this reputation, primarily as an element of the greater Imperial Force. The book opens with a comparison of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) to the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF); both were Dominion formations who trained and developed under the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Various AIF training and development instructed by the BEF are then explored, including infantry recruit and tactical training, weapons systems and specialist training, culminating in a critical analysis of how this resulted in the effectiveness and professionalism of Australian troops who served on the Western Front. The impact of the Anzac legend and the mythology of the Western Front are considered.

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. Comparing the Australian and Canadian experiences; 2. Infantry recruit training in the AIF; 3. British infantry tactical development, 1917; 4. Reinforcement training and the schools in France; 5. Weapons systems and specialist training; 6. Enlisted men; 7. Leadership and training: officers; 8. Australian infantry development, 1918; Conclusion.