Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Soldiers from the 4th Division near Chateau Wood, Ypres, in 1917. In Australia, the outbreak of World War I was greeted with considerable enthusiasm. Even before Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, the nation pledged its support alongside other states of the British Empire and almost immediately began preparations to send forces overseas to engage in the conflict.
The history of Australia from 1901 to 1945 begins with the federation of the six colonies to create the Commonwealth of Australia. The young nation joined Britain in the First World War, suffered through the Great Depression in Australia as part of the global Great Depression and again joined Britain in the Second World War against Nazi Germany in 1939.
Australia entered the Second World War on 3 September 1939. At the time of the declaration of war against Germany the Australian military was small and unready for war. [115] Recruiting for a Second Australian Imperial Force (2nd AIF) began in mid-September. While there was no rush of volunteers like the First World War, a high proportion of ...
The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918 is a 12-volume series covering Australian involvement in the First World War. The series was edited by C. E. W. Bean, who also wrote six of the volumes and was published between 1920 and 1942.
The Oxford History of Australia: Volume 4: 1901–42, the Succeeding Age (1993) MacKenzie, David, ed. Canada and the First World War (2005) 16 essays by leading scholars excerpt and text search; Marti, Steve. For Home and Empire: Voluntary Mobilization in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand during the First World War (2020) excerpt
The First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF) was the main expeditionary force of the Australian Army during the First World War.It was formed as the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) following Britain's declaration of war on Germany on 15 August 1914, with an initial strength of one infantry division and one light horse brigade.
The Australian Army was the largest service in the Australian military during World War I. The First Australian Imperial Force (AIF) was the Army's main expeditionary force and was formed from 15 August 1914 with an initial strength of 20,000 men, following Britain's declaration of war on Germany.
Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918. Vol. XI (7th ed.). Canberra: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 271462433. Straczek, Joe (2014). "Protecting the Home Front : Part II of the RAN in the Great War 1914–1918". Australian Warship (82): 35– 59. Wilcox, Craig (1999). "Defending Australia 1914–1918: The Other Australian Army".