Charles Bean If People Really Knew: One Man's Struggle to Report the Great War and Tell the Truth
Sydney: Harper Collins Publishers, 2014. Tall octavo, black hardcover, spine embossed with gilt lettering, xxvi, 436 pp., 16 double-sided plates in colour and black and white included. Very light foxing on leaf ends, otherwise a near-fine copy. First edition. Modern-day journalist Ross Coulthart tells the story of his World War One counterpart, Charles Bean, who's wartime journalism and post-war official history helped forge the legend of the Anzacs. To this day, Bean's work remains a primary source of information on Australia's Great War. Item #4475
Price (AUD): $50.00
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