From Gallipoli to the Killing Fields of Flanders

This book, the second part of a trilogy, is a frank and brutal exposé of the 1914-18 World War (WWI) Western Front Campaigns, and the continued appalling loss of lives under the inept leadership of the entitled British Generals and the British War Office, incorporating the following controversial points:
* The rigid use of censorship and blatant propaganda by General Haig and the British War Office to hide the truth of the huge loss of life and unsuccessful, costly assaults undertaken on the battlefront throughout WW1. These false reports were continually published in papers in Britain and Australia to appease the public.
* Nepotism in the British War Office leading to the appointment of inept British generals to leadership roles on the Western Front which proved far beyond their capacity. What was even worse was their continuation in these roles after defeats and when huge loss of life occurred under their command. British generals, such as Lt Gen Hubert Gough and Lt Gen Aylmer Hunter-Weston, were seldom relieved of their positions, even after ongoing, ill-planned and costly disasters, as this would have been considered to be poor form among the British entitled upper class.
* 57,470 British casualties, with 19,240 deaths, on the first day of the Battle of Albert on July 1st 1916.
* The disastrous Battle of Fromelles under the command of Lt Gen Hubert Gough, where the Australian 5th Division incurred 5,533 casualties and the British 61st Division suffered 1,547 casualties in just 12 hours on the 19th July, 1916, after being senselessly ordered into battle at 6.00 pm in broad daylight.
* From August 7th to September 12th 1916 the Australians suffered 23,000 casualties, more than they had incurred during the entire 8-month long Gallipoli campaign.
* The disastrous Battles of Bullecourt in April and May 1917 when the Australians, although ultimately victorious, were to suffer 10,000 casualties under Gough’s inept leadership.
* The formation of the Australian Corps in November 1917, initially under the leadership of General William Birdwood and then General John Monash in 1918, as a breakaway from the control of the British Army.
* The second referendum on Conscription and its defeat in Australia, with descriptions of public rallies for and against.
* The ongoing anti-German sentiment in Australia.
* The repatriation of physically and mentally affected soldiers during and at the end of the war.