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From the trenches is a collection of gripping, aweinspiring and sometimes terrifying accounts of life at the front, recorded by those who. The best anzac writing of world war one, edited by mark dapin penguin, 20 isbn 9780670077816. Jews in the australian military 1st edition by mark dapin and publisher new south. He is best known for his longrunning column in good weekend magazine. From 1998 to 2002, he was editor and then editorinchief of ralph magazine. Author and journalist mark dapin has carefully chosen writing from those on the frontlines as well as behind the scenes, from officers and soldiers to nurses, engineers and reporters, to create a volume that will be regarded as the definitive record of the personal experiences that fed our emerging national identity. Mark dapin was born in britain and immigrated to australia in 1989. Writing from the trenches booksplus abc radio national.
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