The oarsmen : the remarkable story of the men who rowed from the Great War to peace /

At the end of the First World War, there were 270,000 demobilised Australian soldiers in Europe. Getting them home after the Armistice was a task of epic proportions that would take more than two years. In the meantime, how to keep these disgruntled, damaged men with guns occupied? In a word: sport....

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Main Author: Patterson, Scott (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Richmond, Victoria : Hardie Grant Books, [2019]
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