{"product_id":"anzac-sons-book-allison-paterson-9781922615459","title":"Anzac Sons","description":"…Well dear Jim it breaks my heart to write this letter. Our dear [brother] was killed yesterday morning at 5.30. The bullet killed him instantly and he never spoke a word. I had just left him and gone down the trench to see the other lads when I was called back. Oh Jim it is awful … Oh I do hope he is the last …   It is April 27, 1918, Jim’s brother writes from the battlefields of France. Of five brothers serving on the Western Front, three have given their lives; another has been hospitalized. Six agonizing months of brutal warfare were yet to be endured …   World War I was a senseless tragedy. Its long shadow darkened the four corners of the world.  In Mologa, Victoria, once a bustling community, stands a lonely stone memorial.  Etched within the granite are the names of the Marlow brothers and their mates; a testament to ordinary people who became heroes.   Anzac Sons is composed from a collection of over 500 letters and postcards written by the brothers who served. From the training grounds of Victoria, Egypt and England, to the Western Front battlefields – Pozieres, Bullecourt, Messines, Menin Road, Passchendaele, Villers-Bretonneux and the battles of 1918 – this compelling true story was compiled by the granddaughter of a surviving brother. She takes us on her journey as she walks in the footsteps of her ancestors.  This is a story of mateship, bravery and sacrifice; it is a heartbreaking account of a family torn apart by war. It is a pledge to never forget.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49549312622865,"sku":"GOR013730105","price":8.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1922615455.jpg?v=1750900435","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/anzac-sons-book-allison-paterson-9781922615459","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}