{"product_id":"hold-the-line","title":"Hold The Line","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eHold the Line by Tim Cook is a deeply researched Australian military history that brings the 55th Battalion’s Western Front experience into sharp, human focus. Rather than grand strategy, this book leans on letters, diaries and firsthand testimony to show what ordinary men endured when the excitement of enlistment gave way to mud, machine guns and exhaustion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eBeginning with the fallout from Gallipoli and the battalion’s formation, Cook follows the unit through France and Belgium, from the catastrophe at Fromelles to later fighting at Polygon Wood, Péronne and Bellicourt. The narrative stays close to the soldiers’ own words, capturing fear, mateship, grief and the daily grind of trench warfare without turning them into symbols.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003ePerfect for readers of World War I history, Australian history, battalion histories, and anyone drawn to primary sources and lived experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003co:p\u003e \u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAdd it to your shelf and discover the war through the people who carried it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dear Village","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52810370515220,"sku":"9781923514768","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6460\/0596\/files\/9781923514768_1.jpg?v=1784188828","url":"https:\/\/dearvillage.com.au\/products\/hold-the-line","provider":"Dear Village","version":"1.0","type":"link"}