Captive Anzacs
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Captive Anzacs

Australian POWs of the Ottomans during the First World War

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Captive Anzacs

Australian POWs of the Ottomans during the First World War

About this book

During the First World War, 198 Australians became prisoners of the Ottomans. Overshadowed by the grief and hardship that characterised the post-war period, and by the enduring myth of the fighting Anzac, these POWs have long been neglected in the national memory of the war. Captive Anzacs explores how the prisoners felt about their capture and how they dealt with the physical and psychological strain of imprisonment, as well as the legacy of their time as POWs. More broadly, it explores public perceptions of the prisoners, the effects of their captivity on their families, and how military, government and charitable organisations responded to the POWs both during and after the War. Intertwining rich detail from letters, diaries and other personal papers with official records, Kate Ariotti offers a comprehensive, nuanced account of this aspect of Australian war history.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Series information
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Table of contents
  7. List of illustrations
  8. List of maps
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgements
  11. Note on terminology
  12. Glossary
  13. Introduction
  14. Chapter 1 Becoming prisoners of war
  15. Chapter 2 The circumstances of confinement
  16. Chapter 3 Shaping camp life
  17. Chapter 4 Outside connections
  18. Chapter 5 Reactions at home
  19. Chapter 6 After the Armistice
  20. Chapter 7 ‘Repat’ and remembrance
  21. Conclusion
  22. Appendix 1: POWs by service
  23. Appendix 2: POW deaths
  24. Notes
  25. Bibliography
  26. Index