Fighting for King and Country! Regimental Books offers a great range of Battle books!

A total of 331,814 Australians went to war during World War 1 and another 600,000 served during World War 2 – did a family member of your’s fight for King and Country?

Many Australians today are interested in the hard fought campaigns of their descendants. Are you looking to discover the military service of a relative or uncover the details of a hard fought battle?

Are you planning on becoming a battlefield tourist and follow in the footsteps of a relative who fought in a major battle in Europe, New Guinea, Turkey or North Africa?

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Battle for Hill 60

Hill 60 was a low rise on the southern flank of the Ypres Salient and was named for the 60 metre contour which marked its bounds. The hill had been captured by the Germans on December 10, 1914 from the French forces. After the Race for the Sea, it was obvious the Hill had to be retaken. A great deal of the fighting around Hill 60 was underground. The British immediately began tunnelling a number of mines beneath the hill. By April 1915 twenty one mines had been completed. At 19:00 on April 17, 1915 the mines were detonated, demolishing a large part of the hill and killing many German soldiers occupying the trenches. The British battalions suffered only 7 casualties in capturing the hill.

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More Australian unit history books – Regimental Books has been busy!

I’m pleased to announce that we should have more of these World War 1 unit history books in stock (possibly as soon as next week). These go a long way towards our goal – to be able to offer our customers the widest possible selection of Australian unit history books and eventually to stock a copy of every single Australian unit history book reprinted – either as sought after 1st edition or an affordable reprint. So if you are subscribed to the Out of Stock Notification, expect to get an email soon!

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ANZAC troops at Gallipoli
By Glenn, December 10, 2009 in General Military Articles | No Comment

This footage is believed to have been shot by Mr. Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, the English journalist who gave Australia its first description of the ANZAC troops at Gallipoli. His colourful and stirring accounts of Australian soldiers’ bravery, particularly of their landing at ANZAC Cove, helped give rise to the legend of Anzac. Bartlett filmed live action in and around Anzac Cove from July to September 1915, and the resulting footage, screened in 1916 under the title With the Dardanelles Expedition : Heroes of Gallipoli, was an instant success with audiences in England and Australia. A print of this film was acquired by the Memorial in 1919. However the “new” footage shown here was not a part of the film as it currently stands. It was discovered as an unidentified film segment within a compilation of footage related to World War 1 , sold to the Memorial in 1938. The seller of the footage was unable to shed light on its origins.

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