Garrie Hutchinson. Pilgrimage: A traveller's Guide to Australian Battlefields.Garrie Hutchinson. Pilgrimage pilgrimage Journey to a shrine or other sacred place undertaken to gain divine aid, as an act of thanksgiving or penance, or to demonstrate devotion. Medieval Christian pilgrims stayed at hospices set up specifically for pilgrims, and on their return trip they wore on their : A traveller's guide to Australian battlefields, Black Inc, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 1863953876, www.blackincbooks.com, $44.95. A comprehensive and accessible guide to Australian battlefields, past and present. In a time when more and more Australians travel to Gallipoli or walk the Kokoda trail as a right of passage, this full colour, hardcover combines popular history and travel information for each important site, with maps and detailed instructions for exploring these sometimes hard-to-get-to places. This book provides travel tips, photography, historical information and guides to memorials, cemeteries and museums. It covers battlefields in Turkey, France, Palestine, the Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, Greece, Lebanon, Singapore, Thailand/Burma, Australia, New Guinea New Guinea (gĭn`ē), island, c.342,000 sq mi (885,780 sq km), SW Pacific, N of Australia; the world's second largest island after Greenland. , Vietnam, Korea and Timor. Also, included here are the stories of those who fought in World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korea and East Timor East Timor (tē`môr) or Timor-Leste (–lĕsht), Tetum Timor Lorosae, republic, officially Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (2002 est. pop. . |
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