To Win the Battle: The 1st Australian Division in the Great War 1914–1918 - Robert Stevenson

In 1915 the 1st Australian Division led the way ashore at Gallipoli. In 1916 it achieved the first Australian victory on the Western Front at Pozieres. It was still serving with distinction in the battles that led to the defeat of the German army in 1918. To Win the Battle explains how the division rose from obscurity to forge a reputation as one of the great fighting formations of the British Empire during the First World War forming a central part of the Anzac legend. Drawing on primary sources as well as recent scholarship this fresh approach suggests that the early reputation of Australia s premier division was probably higher than its performance warranted. Robert Stevenson shows that the division s later success was founded on the capacity of its commanders to administer train and adapt to the changing conditions on the battlefield rather than on the innate qualities of its soldiers. - In 1915 Divizia 1 Australiana a condus drumul spre tarm la Gallipoli. In 1916 a obtinut prima victorie australiana pe frontul de vest la Pozieres. Inca slujea cu distinctie in luptele care au dus la infrangerea armatei germane in 1918. To Win the Battle explica modul in care divizia s-a ridicat din obscuritate pentru a-si forma reputatia ca una dintre marile formatiuni de lupta ale Imperiului Britanic in timpul Primului Razboiul Mondial formand o parte centrala a legendei Anzac. Bazandu-se pe surse primare precum si pe studii recente aceasta abordare noua sugereaza ca reputatia timpurie a primei divizii a Australiei a fost probabil mai mare decat performanta sa justificata. Robert Stevenson arata ca succesul de mai tarziu al diviziei s-a bazat pe capacitatea comandantilor sai de a administra antrena si adapta la conditiile in schimbare de pe campul de lupta mai degraba decat pe calitatile innascute ale soldatilor sai.