War or 1914-1918.—Volume I.
Story of Anzac by C. E. W. Bean.
(Angus & Robertson 21-).
Germany's psychological estimate of the Allies is generally admitted to have been a badly mistaken one.
In no case perhaps was she so surprised after the declaration of war as at the spontaneous response of the "far flung outposts of Empire' to the call of the Mother! Country. It was well known before war was imminent that no formal constitution bound the Do-} minions to take any active part with) Great Britain in the event of the latter going to war. It came therefore not only as a surprise to Germany but as a great relief to Britain when it became known that Australia was no fair weather partner of the Empire but was ready to help and defend the Mother Country to her "last man and her last shilling." The acts of ''frightfulness" employed py Germany in the early stages of the war had the effect of bringing the people of Australia, New Zealand and Oanadain to line behind their leaders who offered unreserved help to the old country in her hour of need.
The volume under review gives a vivid description of the part played by Australia in the carly days of the war and deals particularly with the creation and development of the A. I. F. and the glorious part it played in the landing on the Gallipoli peninsula.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.