The Chipilly Six: Unsung heroes of the Great War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781742238098)

On 9 August 1918, on high ground overlooking the Somme River, an entire British Army Corps is held up by German machine gunners. The battle has raged for 30 hours and more than 2000 Englishmen have fallen, for no gain. Meanwhile, two Australian sergeants, Jack Hayes and Harold Andrews, go absent without leave and cross the Somme ahead of the British lines. Gathering weapons and four of their best mates, Hayes and Andrews return to take on the Germans. The extraordinary feats of the Chipilly Six have been overlooked and the personal stories of these diggers never before celebrated. Yet this story doesn't end when the war does. Historian Lucas Jordan weaves a compelling tale of the lives of these soldiers, chronicling their return home and years after service, through a pandemic, the Great Depression, another world war and the very first Anzac Day dawn service.

Author: Lucas Jordan
ISBN-10: 1742238092
ISBN-13: 9781742238098
Publisher: Newsouth Pub.
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2023
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.20w x 1.00d