Whence came these qualities in a branch of an immortal race bred to peaceful pursuits? The analytical psychologist may not unprofitably try his hand at explaining. The root principle is that the fighting spirit which to the astonishment of the whole world, flashed out on Gaba Tepe heights, was in the blood of the race, fostered in the schools, on the playgrounds, and sustained by undying attachment to the great Empire whose flag is the symbol for all that free men hold dear.

This book is a narrative, with sidelights and commentary, of the operations of the Australian Imperial Expeditionary Forces, from the training encampment at Holdsworthy to the time when, chastened but still unconquered, the heroic band of Australians, or rather the remnant that was left of them, returned from Anzac after the most glorious failure in the annals of war.

J. A. HOGUE.

Sydney,
December, 1915.

CONTENTS

I[A Soldier of the King]17
II[We Sail Away]28
III[The First Fight]38
IV[In Egypt Still]50
V[Heroes of April 25]58
VI[Light-hearted Australians]73
VII[At the Dardanelles]82
VIII[Anzac]96
IX[Stories that Will Never Die]109
X[To Drive Back the Turk]118
XI[War Vignettes]128
XII[George]136
XIII[Robbo]143
XIV[Come and Die]153
XV[The Bombs]165
XVI[Aeroplane]172
XVII[Padre]179
XVIII[Stunts]186
XIX[Lonesome Pine]196
XX[Lucky Escapes]212
XXI[The Church Militant]219
XXII[Sergeants Three]229
XXIII[Mail Day]236
XXIV[Reinforcements]244
XXV[Shell Green]249
XXVI[The Anzac V.C.'s]257
XXVII[The Final Phase]263