The Official History of Australia in the War 1914-1918 edited by Charles Bean is the comprehensive and authoritative account of military operations. This is available on-line in the Australian War Memorial collection at <\/p>\n The Official History has been largely derived from the collection of War Diaries created by the units of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) during the First World War. These are also available on-line in the AWM collection at While on active service, Army headquarters, formations and units were required to keep unit war diaries recording their daily activities. These diaries were arranged by unit and covered the period of one month at a time.<\/p>\n During the centenary of the Great War in Australia many publications told the stories behind the names on local war memorials. They are gathered here. \u00a0Some were funded by the Australian government\u2019s ANZAC Centenary project (marked *). \u00a0Also included, for completeness, are some local records published before the centenary and some other centenary publications from the National Library\u2019s catalogue.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Click on link to view or save the Anzac Centenary bibliography<\/a><\/p>\n Books by FFFAIF current and former member-authors include<\/span>:<\/p>\n 150 years of the Victoria Cross<\/em>\u00a0by Harry Willey (2007)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n All I see is mud<\/em><\/span> by Andrew Dunkley<\/p>\n An Impression Which Will Never Fade<\/span><\/em> by Neville Kidd<\/p>\n An Australian Odyssey from Gaza to Gallipoli<\/em> <\/span>by Garrie Hutchinson (1997)<\/p>\n Beaten down by blood<\/em><\/span> by Michelle Bomford (2012)<\/p>\n Beneath Hill 60<\/em><\/span> by Will Davies (2010),<\/p>\n Dear Da (1st Edition)<\/span><\/em> by Lynette Harrison<\/p>\n digging for Diggers<\/span><\/em> by Graeme Hosken<\/p>\n Don’t forget me, cobber<\/em> <\/span>by Robin Corfield (2000, 2009)<\/p>\n Four Australians at War<\/span><\/em> by Maurice Campbell and Graeme Hosken<\/p>\n Fremantle Voices of the Great War. History of Fremantle People who Served in the Great War<\/span> <\/em>(2015) by Andrew Pittaway<\/p>\n Fromelles 100 Years of Myths and Lies <\/span><\/em>by Geoffrey Benn (2020 and Revised edition 2025)<\/span><\/p>\n Fromelles The Final Chapters<\/em><\/span> by Tim Lycett & Sandra Playle (2013)<\/p>\n Gallipoli Diaries<\/span><\/em> by Jonathan King<\/p>\n Gallipoli Sniper<\/em><\/span> by John Hamilton (2008),<\/p>\n Gallipoli: The Battlefield Guide in the Footsteps of the ANZACS<\/em><\/span> by Mat McLachlan (2015)<\/p>\n Goodbye Cobber, God Bless<\/span> You<\/em> by John Hamilton (2004),<\/p>\n He Came From Australia<\/span><\/em> by Yves Fohlen<\/p>\n Just Soldiers<\/em><\/span>\u00a0by Darryl Kelly<\/p>\n Mad Harry: Australia\u2019s most decorated soldier<\/em><\/span> by George Franki and Clyde Slatyer (2003)<\/p>\n Never Forget Australia: Australia and Villers-Bretonneux 1918-1993<\/span> <\/em>(1994), by Allan Blankfield and Robin Corfield<\/p>\n Never Forgotten – \u201cThe Diggers\u201d in Charleroi \u2013 December 1918 \u2013 May 1919<\/em><\/span> by Claire Dujardin<\/p>\n Our Gift to The Empire 54th Infantry Battalion<\/span><\/em> by Ross St Claire<\/p>\n Over the Top A diggers story of the Western Front by H.G. Hartnett<\/em><\/span>, edited by Chris Bryett (2009)<\/p>\n Pilgrimage: A Travellers Guide to Australian Battlefields<\/em> <\/span>by Garrie Hutchinson (2006)<\/p>\n Pompey Elliot<\/span><\/em> by Ross McMullin (2002)<\/p>\n Pompey Elliot<\/span> at War<\/em> by Ross McMullin (2017)<\/p>\n Scone’s Fallen ANZACs<\/span><\/em> by Harry Willey<\/p>\n Six Bob Trooper \u2013 The life of Alfred Thomas Winterton of the 1st Light Horse Regiment <\/span><\/em>(1992) by Brian Williamson<\/span><\/p>\n Somme Mud<\/em> <\/span>by Will Davies (2006),<\/p>\n Tales of Valour from the Royal New South Wales Regiment<\/span><\/em> by Maj Gen G Maitland<\/p>\n The Boy Colonel<\/em><\/span> by Will Davies (2013),<\/p>\n The First Ashore. The Stories of Our First Anzacs<\/em> <\/span>(26 soldiers 9th Bn at Gallipoli) by Peter Burgess\u00a0 (2022)<\/p>\n The Lost Diggers<\/em><\/span> by Ross Coulthart (2012)<\/p>\n The Last 100 Days<\/em><\/span> by Will Davies (2018)<\/p>\n The Price of Valour<\/em><\/span> by John Hamilton (2012)<\/p>\n Walking with the ANZACS A Guide to Australian Battlefields on the Western Front by Mat McLachlan (2007)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Wellington’s Finest<\/span><\/em> by Trevor Munro & Graeme Hosken (2005)<\/p>\n Willaura’s Finest: Profiles of Men and Women who served from 1914 – 1918<\/span><\/em> by Trevor Munro & Graeme Hosken (2013)<\/p>\n Who was this Man called \u201cMonash\u201d?<\/span>(2014) by Allan Blankfield and Robin Corfield<\/p>\n With\u00a0Guts and Bayonets<\/span><\/em>\u00a0by Yves Fohlen<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Also books by FFFAIF current and former member-authors by\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Bruce Scates \u2013 several<\/p>\n John Ramsland –<\/p>\n Keiran Gellie \u2013 Maroona<\/p>\n Margaret Piggott \u2013 Gilgandra and District<\/p>\n Neville Browning \u2013unit histories<\/p>\n Stephen Brooks \u2013 Cobram<\/p>\n Tim Cook \u2013 55th<\/sup> Bn<\/p>\n This list is only a sample of some of the books written by members of the FFFAIF<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Many books have been written on Australia’s involvement in the Great War 1914-18 and its consequential impact on families and society in general in Australia. 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\nAustralian Imperial Force unit war diaries, 1914-18 War | Australian War Memorial<\/a><\/p>\nAnzac Great War Centenary Bibliography:
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