terryb95 Posted 29 July , 2004 Share Posted 29 July , 2004 To the Last Ridge - by W.H.Downing From Monday 26 July 2004 To the Last Ridge is a war memoir that unlike many others of its ilk is extremely well written and avoids excesses of enthusiasm. It provides a direct and disturbing account of the horrors and heroism of the ordinary soldier's experience of the trenches of the Western Front during World War One. Legacy's Weekly Bulletin described it as '...the finest and most graphic description of these actions ever written from the point of view of the serving soldier Very interesting book reading on the ABC and the reading can be heard on the following URL http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/firstper/default.htm Terryb West Aust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted 29 July , 2004 Share Posted 29 July , 2004 G'day Terry A very good book. Downing's portrayal of his time in the 57th Battalion from Fromelles to the armistice is definately one of the better Australian books from the First World War. Cheers Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryb95 Posted 31 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 31 July , 2004 Hi Andrew, I'm enjoying it Cheers Terry West Aust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dinkidi Posted 31 July , 2004 Share Posted 31 July , 2004 Not to let a Pompey Elliott Opportunity go by. I think Downing & Pompey operated a Law firm in Melbourne during the 1920's. Next. One of the photo's of the Red Chateau at Villers Brett was donated to the AWM by pompey. AWM's Wartime has or will run a story on the Chateau. Could someone organise a copy for Nicolas in Hamel? Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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