Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918

Book

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Henley & Grange RSL

Name/Title

Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918

Entry/Object ID

2023.30

Description

The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918 is a 12-volume series covering Australia's involvement in the First World War. The series was edited by the official historian Charles Bean, who also wrote volumes one to six, with the series being published between 1921 and 1942. With their familiar covers, once described by one reviewer as "the colour of dried blood", these books rapidly became highly regarded internationally, with Bean's work establishing the tradition which set the standard for all subsequent Australian official war histories.

Category

Book
Publications

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Front cover

Dimension Notes

These dimensions relate to the original hardcover editions.

Book Details

Editor

Charles Edwin Woodrow Bean

Volume/Number/Issue

Vol 1-12

Publisher

Angus & Robertson

Place Published

City

Sydney

State/Province

New South Wales

Country

Australia

Continent

Oceania

Date Published

1921 - 1942

Time Period

20th Century

Publication Language

English

Publication Subjects

Volume I – The Story of Anzac: the first phase, C.E.W Bean, 1921 Volume II – The Story of Anzac: from 4 May, 1915 to the evacuation, C.E.W Bean, 1924 Volume III – The Australian Imperial Force in France: 1916, C.E.W Bean, 1929 Volume IV – The Australian Imperial Force in France: 1917, C.E.W Bean, 1933 Volume V – The Australian Imperial Force in France: December 1917 – May 1918, C.E.W Bean, 1937 Volume VI – The Australian Imperial Force in France: May 1918 – the Armistice, C.E.W Bean, 1942 Volume VII – The Australian Imperial Force in Sinai and Palestine: 1914 – 1918, H.S. Gullett, 1923 Volume VIII – The Australian Flying Corps: 1914 – 1918, Frederic Morley Cutlack, 1923 Volume IX – The Royal Australian Navy: 1914 – 1918, Arthur W. Jose, 1928 Volume X – The Australians at Rabaul, Seaforth Simpson Mackenzie, 1927 Volume XI – Australia During the War, Ernest Scott, 1936 Volume XII – Photographic Record of the War

Location

Building

Henley & Grange RSL Sub-branch

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Notes

All show some signs of age.

Web Links and URLs

First World War Official Histories, Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918

Copyright

Type of License

Exclusive License

Copyright Holder

Australian War Memorial

Copyright Details

Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted.

Restrictions

Permission of copyright holder, the Memorial, must be obtained for any commercial use and/or reproduction.

Notes

The Publications Officer Australian War Memorial GPO Box 345 Canberra ACT 2601 Email: Publications@awm.gov.au