Digging up Plugstreet

By Richard Osgood

Subjects: Antiquities, Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921). Division, 3rd, Ploegsteert Wood, Messines, Battle of, Belgium, 1917, World War, 1914-1918, Australia, World war, 1914-1918, australia, Ploegsteert Wood (Belgium), World war, 1914-1918, regimental histories, Australia, history, military, Regimental histories, World war, 1914-1918, great britain, Excavations (Archaeology)

Description: "This is the compelling story of the Australian soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division who journeyed to England in 1914, and who fought and died on the Western Front during the First World War. Using archaeology as the vehicle for their story, Martin Brown and Richard Osgood follow in the footsteps of the Aussies, from their training on windswept Salisbury Plain to the cheerless trenches of Belgium, where they 'dug-in' north-east of Ploegsteert to face the Germans. It presents a unique window into the world of the men who marched away to fight the so-called 'war to end wars'"--Publisher's website.