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The First Anzacs

The First Anzacs

by Jimmy Thomson

The incredible untold stories of Aussie and Kiwi combat engineers in WWI

Format
Paperback
Category
Non-Fiction
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Publish Date
March 2026

This is the unknown story of the combat engineers who kept World War I running. Although it has been repeatedly denied by the army, they were the first Australians and New Zealanders to land at Anzac Cove: in any combat, even today, sappers are always the first in and last out.

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