OUR BOYS AT THE FRONT 1914-18 THE MORNINGTON PENINSULA AT WAR

Mornington & District Historical Society Inc, Mornington, 2011. Second Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition/No Dust Jacket. Signed by Author. Synopsis: The Mornington and District Historical Society has published a book "Our Boys at the Front", sub-titled 1914-1918 The Mornington Peninsula at War, from the Pages of the Peninsula Post, a weekly newspaper published in Mornington which covered the whole Peninsula and French Island. The book was produced by a small research group of the historical society.The letters from "Our Boys", written from various war fronts including Gallipoli, Egypt and France, were published regularly in The Post, as were many poems, and this material provided the basis for the book. The activities all over the Peninsula during this period, often influenced by the war, were also reported and are included in the book. The book contains 414 pages, and includes a list of boys who enlisted from different areas on the Peninsula and French Island, as well as an index of all the names mentioned in the book, military and civilian. There are also a number of photographs and illustrations. The book comes with a DVD, and it includes commentary by Peninsula historian Richard Cotter, includes poems and letters from The Peninsula Post, read by local people, some with family connections to the authors. There are also many excellent images of various war localities and personnel, and other information. No damage apart from Author's presentation note at top of first page Size: Trade Paperback. viii, 414 p. : ill., maps, facsim., port. ; 24 cm. + 1 DVD (31 min. : col., sd. ; 12 cm.). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Military & Warfare; WW I; Sociology & Culture. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0980755018. ISBN/EAN: 9780980755015. Inventory No: 0266291. . 9780980755015