{"product_id":"the-last-fifty-miles-adam-wakeling-9780670079148","title":"The Last Fifty Miles","description":"\"They were fifty miles to victory and defeat, fifty miles to collapse and renewal, and fifty miles to a new place for Australia among the nations of the world. They were among the most significant fifty miles in our history.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarch, 1918: the young Australian nation is struggling to cope with World War I, now in its fifth year--the strain of maintaining huge armies halfway across the globe, the bitter divisions over conscription, anxiety from the rise of communism in Russia, and the creeping influence of the War Precautions Act. And, above all, the country-wide grief over the death of its men on a scale never before seen or even imagined. The five Australian divisions have recently been combined into an all-Australian Corps, fighting as one unit in France. They need a commander and Major-General John Monash is a leading candidate, but rose through the ranks as a part-time militia officer rather than as a professional soldier, and is of German-Jewish background at a time when xenophobia is at its height. Before the issue can be settled, German supreme commander Erich Ludendorff resolves to launch a massive offensive, seize Paris, and win the War . . . \u003ci\u003eThe Last Fifty Miles\u003c\/i\u003e is the riveting account of how, when it mattered most, Australia stood up to play a critical role in one of the most decisive victories of World War I. Told with immediacy, lyricism, and a clear-eyed focus by a brilliant new talent in history writing, it relives an extraordinary, neglected chapter of Australia's past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Wakeling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0670079146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780670079148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Adam Wakeling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48587641127167,"sku":"9780670079148","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_654fcbd5-b128-410a-bebe-af0de25cc312.jpg?v=1780169469","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-fifty-miles-adam-wakeling-9780670079148","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}