ISBN |
9781921504549 |
Call Number |
J/STA |
Author |
Starke, Ruth |
Title |
An Anzac tale |
Publication details |
Sydney, N.S.W. : Working Title Press 2013 |
Physical Description |
72 p. |
Summary |
When Australia pledges its support to Great Britain at the outbreak of World War I, mates Roy Martin and Wally Cardwell are among the first to enlist. But what the friends first thought would be an adventure soon turns to disaster The day after the landing at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915, more than 2000 of their fellow Anzacs are dead. As the campaign drags on, life for Wally and Roy and their new friend, Tom, becomes a battle of endurance against a plucky enemy, a hostile landscape, flies, fleas, cold and disease. The story of the Anzac campaign, including the battle of Lone Pine, is interspersed with scenes of Australians at home to show the shift from popular support of the Empire at the start of the war to profound disillusionment as the casualties begin to mount. In this graphic novel, Ruth Starke and Greg Holfeld have combined to create an extraordinary and original work for upper primary students on the subject of Gallipoli and the Anzac campaign. |
Corporate Name |
AustraliaArmyAustralian and New Zealand Army CorpsComic books, strips, etc |
AustraliaAustralian ArmyAustralian Imperial Force (1914-1921)Comic books, strips, etc |
New ZealandArmyExpeditionary ForceComic books, strips, etc |
Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula -- Comic books, strips, etc |
Friendship -- Comic books, strips, etc |
Soldiers -- Comic books, strips, etc |
Geographic Subject |
Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey) -- Comic books, strips, etc |
Gallipoli (Turkey) -- Comic books, strips, etc |
Genre/ Form |
Graphic novels |
Comics (Graphic works) |
Australian fiction |
Children's stories |
War fiction |
Historical fiction |
Contributors |
Hotfeld, Greg |