For the survivors of the fierce fighting which characterised the Battles of Bullecourt, the sheer waste of approximately 10,000 lives as a result of questionable leadership from those in command, the trauma of what they experience haunted them for the remainder of their lives. The false belief in an early victory and the failure of the new technology of tanks were a fatal combination. The heavy toll in casualties severely depleted the AIF to such an extent that it did not fully recover for the remainder of the war. In 1917, a year that has been described by historians as a year of disasters, these Battles are remembered for the lives lost for so little gain.
Presenter: Adam Blum
Guest: Joanne Hook, Battlefield Historian
Editor: Kyle Watkins
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