Penguin, 1993

Out of Bean's experiences on the battlefields of the Great War as the official war correspondent with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), came one of the most human histories of war. The twelve volume official history of Australia's part in the Great War was edited by Bean. This is Bean's condensation of the official history. It describes with great clarity and compassion the strategies, the tactics, the shellings and the sacrifices of that terrible conflict. First published in 1946, it is an acknowledged classic of military history.