ANZAC Day - Lest We Forget

25 April - We will remember them. [View Online]( | Add [newsletters@fishpond.com.au]( to your address book [Go to Fishpond]( [Bestselling History Books]( Hi {NAME} [banner image](Rosanes?utm_source=email&utm_medium=general&utm_content=allsubsc&utm_campaign=AllSubs_anzac_E8VM_apr1_AU) They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them. [ANZAC Heroes]( [ANZAC Heroes]( Limited Stock! $29.54 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! Discover the triumphs and tragedies of 24 heroic Australasians during World War One and Two. Read the biographies of ANZAC soldiers, as well as Air Force and Navy soldiers, medics, a spy, an ambulance driver and a humanitarian, surviving in battles in England, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific. ANZAC Heroes includes famous soldiers such as New Zealand's double Victoria Cross recipient Charles Upham, and much-honoured Australian Hughie Edwards. You will also find not-so-well known indigenous soldiers, Albert Knight from Australia and Peter Buck from New Zealand, and brave females Olive King, Joice Loch, and New Zealander, Dr Jessie Scott. [The Donkey Who Carried the Wounded: The Famous Story of Simpson and His Donkey - a True Anzac Legend (Animal Stars)]( [The Donkey Who Carried the Wounded: The Famous Story of Simpson and His Donkey - a True Anzac Legend (Animal Stars)]( Save 34% ($8.64) $16.68 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $25.32 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! Most Australians know of Simpson and his donkey, who became heroes at Gallipoli, even among the Turkish forces. Few know where the donkey came from, or what happened to him after World War I. Or that another man carried on rescuing the wounded with the donkey after Simpson died. This is the story of a small unassuming donkey. It's also the story of Gallipoli, of Jack Simpson, and New Zealander stretcher-bearer Richard Henderson, who literally took up the reins after Simpson's death. Exhaustively researched, it gives a new depth to our understanding of this story of Anzac heroism. [The ANZAC Puppy]( [The ANZAC Puppy]( Save 2% ($0.30) $15.69 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $15.99 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! 'In the middle of the night, in the middle of the winter, in the middle of a war, a puppy was born.' This fictional story was inspired by the story of Freda, a Harlequin Great Dane and mascot of the NZ Rifle Brigade during World War 1. The ANZAC Puppy is a simple story about the reality of war, hardship, friendship and love. [Pozieres: The Anzac Story]( [Pozieres: The Anzac Story]( Save 43% ($16.20) $21.69 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $37.89 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! In 1916, one million men fought in the first battle of the Somme. Victory hinged on their ability to capture a small village called Pozieres. After five attempts to seize it, the British called in the Anzacs to complete this seemingly impossible task. At midnight on 23 July 1916, thousands of Australians stormed Pozieres. Forty-five days later they were relieved, having suffered 23,000 casualties to gain a few miles of barren landscape. Despite the toll, the operation was heralded as a stunning victory. Yet for the exhausted survivors, the war-weary public, and the families of the dead and maimed, victory came at a terrible cost. Drawing on the letters and diaries of the men who fought at Po... [more]( [My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day]( [My Grandad Marches on Anzac Day]( Save 32% ($8.00) $16.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $24.99 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! This picture book for the very young is a simple, moving look at Anzac Day through the eyes of a little girl. She goes to the pre-dawn Anzac Day service with her father where they watch the girl s grandfather march in the parade. This beautifully illustrated book explains what happens on Anzac Day and its significance in terms a young child can understand It is an excellent introduction to this highly venerated ceremony, and poignantly addresses the sentiments aroused by the memory of those who gave their lives for their country. [Great Anzac Stories: The Men and Women Who Created the Digger Legend]( [Great Anzac Stories: The Men and Women Who Created the Digger Legend]( Save 32% ($11.64) $24.65 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $36.29 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! Over the years, the experiences of soldiers at war become the stuff of legend: tales of great bravery, battlefield wins, and also the tragic losses and poignant moments. Great Anzac Stories gathers iconic stories of Australians at war - on the front line and at home. Here we relive the horror of the first day on Gallipoli, acutely aware of what was to come. We admire the courage of the men who fought at Fromelles, the Rats of Tobruk, the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels and the secret submariners. We remember the nurses working in impossible conditions, support efforts on the home front, and some of the most daring men this country has ever produced. With larrikin episodes, grim jokes from the front, and ... [more]( [Anzac Girls]( [Anzac Girls]( Save 33% ($12.46) $24.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $37.45 Condition: New Sold by: [Fishing Pond]( Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! Based on real events and real people, this moving and inspirational new miniseries honours the centenary of World War I and celebrates the achievements of the brave women who experienced the brutality of war and rose to meet the challenge. Free-spirited and in the prime of their lives, Alice (Georgia Flood), Elsie (Laura Brent), Olive (Anna McGahan), Hilda (Antonia Prebble) and Grace (Caroline Craig) have come to do their bit and serve their country. Like their brothers, fathers, lovers and husbands, these ANZAC Girls are our heroes. But they are also just ordinary girls looking for adventure, love, fun and friendship. Beginning in the heady pre-Gallipoli days in Egypt, mo... [more]( [Caesar the Anzac Dog]( [Caesar the Anzac Dog]( Save 8% ($1.44) $16.51 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $17.95 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! When the New Zealand Rifle Brigade marched down Queen Street to board their transport ship to Egypt and the Western Front, they were led by their official mascot, a bulldog called Caesar, wearing a magnificent studded collar. One of those in the crowd who waved him farewell, and who gave her favourite hair ribbon to Caesar's handler, her uncle Tom, who tied it to his collar, was four-year old Ida, who had played with Caesar and loved him a member of the family. What happened to Caesar is told in this charming and poignant story of a little known aspect of the First World War by Ida's daughter, Patricia Stroud, who grew up with the family tales of Caesar and Uncle Tom's amazing heroism on th... [more]( [The Western Front Diaries: the Anzacs' Own Story, Battle by Battle [Revised Edition]]( [The Western Front Diaries: the Anzacs' Own Story, Battle by Battle [Revised Edition]]( Save 15% ($7.11) $38.80 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $45.91 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! A special 100th-anniversary edition. Long overshadowed by the national obsession with the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign, the breathtaking story of what really happened on the Western Front has finally been brought into the bright light of day. The ANZACs' Western Front campaign had a greater impact than Gallipoli in almost every respect- five times more soldiers served and were killed there, more than five times as many battles took place - and it was there that an astounding 53 Victoria crosses were awarded to Australians. The diggers serving on the Western Front also helped win the war, but it was at an almost unfathomable cost. Using hundreds of brutally honest and extraordinary eyewitness... [more]( [ANZAC Ted]( [ANZAC Ted]( Save 22% ($4.26) $14.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $19.25 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! Anzac Ted is the powerful, poignant story of a little boy's teddy bear that was passed down to him from his grandfather. Battered, torn, missing an eye and an ear, he might look scary but he's got a great story to tell. For Anzac Ted went to war, keeping soldiers company and giving them comfort. And while he never won a medal, and now doesn't even attract a single vote at classroom Toy Shows, if only everyone looked a little deeper: 'They'd see a hero, plain as day Who sits upon my bed. A hero, who saved me and you. His name ...is Anzac Ted.' While several children's picture books cover the world wars, none has ever made the conflict so accessible to children by telling the story of a bear... [more]( [The Charge of the Anzacs DVD]( [The Charge of the Anzacs DVD]( Save 56% ($11.16) $8.79 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $19.95 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! Retrace the journey of the heroes of the Light Horse 95 years on...Relive the excitement of Egypt, the terror of Gallipoli and the triumph of Israel. In 1917 Australian Light Horse soldiers claimed one of the greatest ever cavalry charge victories in history. Some 95 years later, 40 Australians retraced their footsteps in living detail - from the foothills of the pyramids to the treacherous expanse of ANZAC Cove. Incorporating archival footage from the Australian War Memorial, interviews with historians, experts and authors, The Charge of The ANZACS is a detailed documentary account of Australia and New Zealand's equine involvement in WWI. Following the Australian Light Horse As... [more]( [A Rose for the Anzac Boys]( [A Rose for the Anzac Boys]( Save 34% ($8.07) $15.99 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $24.06 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! The 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women. the 'War to end all Wars', as seen through the eyes of three young women It is 1915. War is being fought on a horrific scale in the trenches of France, but it might as well be a world away from sixteen-year-old New Zealander Midge Macpherson, at school in England learning to be a young lady. But the war is coming closer: Midge's brothers are in the army, and her twin, tim, is listed as 'missing' in the devastating defeat of the Anzac forces at Gallipoli . Desperate to do their bit - and avoid the boredom of school and the restrictions of Society - Midge and her friends Ethel and Anne start a canteen in France, caring ... [more]( [My Gallipoli]( [My Gallipoli]( Limited Stock! $19.97 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! From the shores of Anzac Cove to the heights of Chunuk Bair, from Cape Helles to Gurkha Bluff, the Gallipoli Peninsula was the place where thousands of men from sixteen nations fought, suffered, endured or died during the eight months of occupation in 1915. For each of them, their families and their nurses, Gallipoli meant something different. Their voices emerge from the landscape and across the decades with stories of courage, valour, despair and loss. Winner of the 2015 NSW Premier's Young People's History Prize Shortlisted for the 2015 Asher Literary Award and the 2016 Children's Book Council of Australia Crichton Award A 2016 Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book [The Anzac Spirit]( [The Anzac Spirit]( Save 54% ($11.54) $9.95 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $21.49 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! When things are tough, whether it be on the sports field, in the face of natural disaster, there is an internal strength summoned up in order to cope with the adversity it is known as the Anzac Spirit. This spirit, shown by the original Anzacs on Gallipoli, in the Middle East and on the Western Front is well recognised. But what were the unique qualities displayed by the Anzacs that combined to forge The Anzac Spirit? Mateship, Courage, Humour, Ingenuity, Endurance, Individualism Through the resources of the Australian War Memorial - photographs, documents, objects - Neil Pigot tells six stories of the Anzacs, each illustrating one of these qualities and all in combination... [more]( [Roly, the ANZAC Donkey]( [Roly, the ANZAC Donkey]( Limited Stock! $18.16 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! Glyn Harper's Roly, the Anzac Donkey follows Richard Henderson and his donkey Roly, who together saved many WW1 soldiers. Illustrated by Jenny Cooper, it marks the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli. Hello. My name is Roly. I'm a donkey. Let me tell you about the time during the First World War when I worked at a place called Gallipoli. I met a man there from New Zealand who was very special. He and I worked as a team to help rescue soldiers who had been hurt in battle. Based on real people and events, this is the heartwarming story of Richard Alexander Henderson, a soldier in the New Zealand Medical Corps, and the donkey he discovers wandering and hungry on a Gallipoli road. Richard and Roly f... [more]( [ANZAC Day (The Literacy Tower)]( [ANZAC Day (The Literacy Tower)]( Save 58% ($10.21) $7.41 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $17.62 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! ANZAC DAY - THE LITERACY TOWER LEVEL ONE Australians and New Zealanders are proud to wear poppies on the 25th of April. But do you know the story behind them? [The Unseen ANZAC: How an Enigmatic Polar Explorer Created Australia's World War I Photographs]( [The Unseen ANZAC: How an Enigmatic Polar Explorer Created Australia's World War I Photographs]( Save 15% ($5.99) $34.00 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $39.99 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! The previously untold story of an extraordinary man and a great war photographer.Cameras were banned at the Western Front when the Anzacs arrived in 1916, prompting correspondent Charles Bean to argue continually for Australia to have a dedicated photographer. He was eventually assigned an enigmatic polar explorer - George Hubert Wilkins.Within weeks of arriving at the front, Wilkins' exploits were legendary. He did what no photographer had previously dared to do. He went 'over the top' with the troops and ran forward to photograph the actual fighting. He led soldiers into battle, captured German prisoners, was wounded repeatedly, and was twice awarded the Military Cross - all while he refus... [more]( [Anzacs: Remembering our Heroes]( [Anzacs: Remembering our Heroes]( Save 32% ($10.27) $22.18 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $32.45 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! ANZACS: Remembering Our Heroes is a series of 15 minute documentary specials, produced by NITV to pay tribute to the military efforts of Indigenous people. As a part of their Remote, Regional and Emerging Initiative, NITV produces at least ten documentaries per year to enable Indigenous communities to build on the stories of First Nation's men and women that have served for Australia. The Directors and Producers are from all across the country and their home-grown documentaries will spotlight Indigenous stories through touching personal accounts and family memories. The 11 programmes feature: James Canuto from the remote community of Yarrabah Dale Kerwin resear... [more]( [Anzac Battlefields: A Strategic Insight into the First World War]( [Anzac Battlefields: A Strategic Insight into the First World War]( Save 71% ($26.48) $10.97 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $37.45 Condition: New Sold by: [Chapters Bookstore]( Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! More than 80 per cent of Australians killed during the First World War lost their lives on the main battlefield, facing the formidable force of the main enemy. The battlefield in question was the Western Front where Australian and New Zealand troops were constantly engaged from early 1916 until the Armistice in late 1918. This five part series explores the stories of the ANZACs on the Western Front, from their first engagement in a small trench raid until their final triumph as an instrumental part of the '100 Day' advance that led to victory. A thorough and insightful investigation into the strategy of warfare, supported by detailed on-screen graphics, archival footage an... [more]( [ANZAC Sons]( [ANZAC Sons]( Save 14% ($5.12) $32.77 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $37.89 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! ...Well dear Jim it breaks my heart to write this letter. Our dear [brother] was killed yesterday morning at 5.30. The bullet killed him instantly and he never spoke a word. I had just left him and gone down the trench to see the other lads when I was called back. Oh Jim it is awful...Oh I do hope he is the last...It is April 27, 1918, Jim's brother writes from the battlefields of France. Of five brothers serving on the Western Front, three have given their lives; another has been hospitalised. Six agonising months of brutal warfare were yet to be endured...The Great War was a senseless tragedy. Its long shadow darkened the four corners of the world. In Mologa, Victoria, once a bustling comm... [more]( [The War That Changed Us]( [The War That Changed Us]( Save 28% ($10.63) $26.82 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $37.45 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! Three men, three women and a war that changed us. Join six Australians who are brought to life through a blend of personal testimony, drama, expert analysis, location filming and archive as they face conflict on the battle-front and the home-front during the First World War. [ANZAC Day: Then and Now]( [ANZAC Day: Then and Now]( Save 41% ($23.80) $34.23 [Buy Now]( + Free Shipping! Elsewhere: $58.03 Hurry, stock of some items is limited at these prices. Don't miss out! Peter Stanley, Jeffrey Grey, Carolyn Holbrook, Ken Inglis, Tom Frame and others explore the rise of Australia's unofficial national day. Does Anzac Day honour those who died pursuing noble causes in war? Or is it part of a campaign to redeem the savagery associated with armed conflict? Do the rituals of 25 April console loved ones? Or reinforce security objectives and strategic priorities? Contributors explore the early debate between grieving families and veterans about whether Anzac Day should be commemorated or celebrated, the resurgence in support in recent decades, popular culture's reflection on the day and the increasing profile of political leaders in public commemorations. This email has been sent by Fishpond Ltd. Please add us to your address book or safe list so our emails don't get deleted as SPAM - we'd like to keep you informed of other special offers. Note that we will never pass your email address onto anyone else. See our [Privacy Policy]( for more details. You have received this email because you have registered at [Fishpond.com.au](. 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