Captive Anzacs: Australian POWs of the Ottomans during the First World War (Australian Army History Series)

During the First World War, 198 Australians became prisoners of the Ottomans. Overshadowed by the grief and hardship that characterised the post-war period, and by the enduring myth of the fighting Anzac, these POWs have long been neglected in the national memory of the war. Captive Anzacs explores how the prisoners felt about their capture and how they dealt with the physical and psychological strain of imprisonment, as well as the legacy of their time as POWs. More broadly, it explores public perceptions of the prisoners, the effects of their captivity on their families, and how military, government and charitable organisations responded to the POWs both during and after the War. Intertwining rich detail from letters, diaries and other personal papers with official records, Kate Ariotti offers a comprehensive, nuanced account of this aspect of Australian war history. 01.0_pp_i_i_Captive_Anzacs 1 02.0_pp_ii_ii_Australian_Army_History_Series 5 03.0_pp_iii_iii_Captive_Anzacs 9 04.0_pp_iv_iv_Copyright_page 13 05.0_pp_v_vi_Contents 17 06.0_pp_vii_vii_Illustrations 19 07.0_pp_viii_viii_Maps 20 08.0_pp_ix_x_Preface 21 09.0_pp_xi_xiii_Acknowledgements 23 10.0_pp_xiv_xiv_Note_on_terminology 26 11.0_pp_xv_xv_Glossary 27 12.0_pp_xvi_xviii_Maps 28 9781108182652map1_pxvi-xvi_CBO 28 9781108182652map2_pxvii-xviii_CBO 29 13.0_pp_1_8_Introduction 31 14.0_pp_9_30_Becoming_prisoners_of_war 39 15.0_pp_31_51_The_circumstances_of_confinement 61 16.0_pp_52_70_Shaping_camp_life 82 17.0_pp_71_89_Outside_connections 101 18.0_pp_90_114_Reactions_at_home 120 19.0_pp_115_133_After_the_Armistice 145 20.0_pp_134_157_Repat_and_remembrance 164 21.0_pp_158_161_Conclusion 188 22.1_pp_162_168_POWs_by_service 192 22.2_pp_169_173_POW_deaths 199 23.0_pp_174_198_Notes 204 24.0_pp_199_215_Bibliography 229 25.0_pp_216_222_Index 246 01.0_pp_i_i_Captive_Anzacs 02.0_pp_ii_ii_Australian_Army_History_Series 03.0_pp_iii_iii_Captive_Anzacs 04.0_pp_iv_iv_Copyright_page 05.0_pp_v_vi_Contents 06.0_pp_vii_vii_Illustrations 07.0_pp_viii_viii_Maps 08.0_pp_ix_x_Preface 09.0_pp_xi_xiii_Acknowledgements 10.0_pp_xiv_xiv_Note_on_terminology 11.0_pp_xv_xv_Glossary 12.0_pp_xvi_xviii_Maps #28,0,-4 9781108182652map1_pxvi-xvi_CBO #28,0,-4 9781108182652map2_pxvii-xviii_CBO #29,0,-413.0_pp_1_8_Introduction 14.0_pp_9_30_Becoming_prisoners_of_war 15.0_pp_31_51_The_circumstances_of_confinement 16.0_pp_52_70_Shaping_camp_life 17.0_pp_71_89_Outside_connections 18.0_pp_90_114_Reactions_at_home 19.0_pp_115_133_After_the_Armistice 20.0_pp_134_157_Repat_and_remembrance 21.0_pp_158_161_Conclusion 22.1_pp_162_168_POWs_by_service 22.2_pp_169_173_POW_deaths 23.0_pp_174_198_Notes 24.0_pp_199_215_Bibliography 25.0_pp_216_222_Index Captive Anzacs Explores The Experiences Of The 198 Australians Who Became Prisoners Of The Ottomans During The First World War. Kate Ariotti. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 174-215) And Index.