Our corner of the somme [electronic resource] : Australia at villers-bretonneux / Romain Fathi (author).

Cover; Half-title; Series information; Title page; Copyright information; Epigraph; Foreword; Contents; Maps; Photographs; Figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Introduction; Chapter 1 Villers-Bretonneux: An Australian victory?; Episode 1: 4 and 5 April 1918; Episode 2: 24 and 25 April 1918; Episode 3: 8 August 1918; Chapter 2 'The turning point of the war': Occupying the memory front; Amiens: a competitive commemorative ground; National, not imperial commemorations; Villers-Bretonneux: a welcoming commemorative platform

Villers' gratitude: a much-appreciated story in AustraliaChapter 3 A school or nothing; Villers-Bretonneux's adoption and Victoria School; A donation to serve Australian interests; Memorials to the memorial; The indifference of Villers inhabitants; Chapter 4 The Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux: Commemorating the nation within an imperial frame; Imagining the Australian National Memorial: projections and realities; Australianising a British-conceived and French-executed memorial; Anticipating the AWM's unveiling ceremony; Representing Australia at the unveiling ceremony

Unveiling the memorial: imagining Australia acknowledgedAustralia eclipsed; Memorialising the ceremony; Chapter 5 'Have we forgotten this place?'; Chapter 6 'The meaning of the Anzac tradition must be learned anew'; A nuclear relationship; A changing national narrative; A genealogical interest; DVA's commemorative offensive on the former Western Front; Chapter 7 'A piece of Australia in France'; The great comeback: developing, encouraging and reshaping commemorations; Effects of the surge of Australian tourists at Villers-Bretonneux; The Australian takeover, 2008

Australia's commemorative takeover at Villers-BretonneuxAn Australian Remembrance Trail; 'Next show starts in 2 minutes'; Chapter 8 'It was great to see Australia acknowledged in such a great way'; The surge of Australian visitors; What comments reveal: interpreting semantic fields mobilised by signatories; Remembrance: 'So sad so few remember'11; Rest in peace; Horticultural beauty: 'Very nicely maintained, thank you very much'14; Family link or visit to a specific soldier: 'In memory of . . .'; Pride and patriotism: 'In honour of many brave men. We are proud to be Australians'20

Emotional impact: 'One of the most emotional days in my life -- so sad!'27Satisfaction: 'Beautiful day, sunny, we will remember them'34; Gratitude and sacrifice: 'Thank you'; Comments against war: '. . . such a waste of young lives. NEVER AGAIN'42; Religion: 'Bless those known unto God'45; General observation: 'a long walk'47; No comment; Those who do not sign the visitor books; What about Anzac Day?; Anzac in the Somme: inclusive or exclusive?; The visible minority: setting the standards for commemorative behaviour at Villers' cemeteries and museum?

An analysis of the memorialisation of Australia's role in the Somme and the Anzac mythology that contributes to Australia's identity.

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