My Dear Mother
Australian History Biography Young Adult Non-Fiction Military History World War I Family History Genealogy War Memoir
My Dear Mother by Muriel E. Clampet is a hard-to-find Australian hardcover that brings together genealogy, World-War-I history and an intimate family narrative. Drawing on a trove of authentic letters, photographs and military records, Clampet reconstructs the wartime experiences of an Anzac soldier who faithfully wrote home to his mother from Gallipoli and the Western Front. Because the correspondence survived in its entirety, readers witness the campaign through the soldier’s own words—an unfiltered, day-by-day record that textbooks can’t provide.
What makes this copy especially desirable is the book’s physical calibre: a sturdy hardback printed on quality paper that has stayed clean and bright. The binding is still tight, pages are free of marks or dog-ears, and the only wear is a few light cover scuffs—excellent condition for a title that was never reprinted in large numbers. Collectors looking for an unmolested first edition will appreciate that it is neither ex-library nor personalised, and there is no handwriting inside.
Beyond its condition, My Dear Mother is a research gold-mine. Local-history buffs, genealogists and secondary-school teachers value it for the meticulously sourced maps, nominal rolls and battalion movements that accompany each chapter. Young-adult readers connect with the universal themes of separation, duty and family love, while military enthusiasts gain new insight into Australia’s role in the Great War through the eyes of one ordinary family. If you need a compelling, true story that doubles as a reference work for Anzac or WW1 projects, this copy delivers both emotional impact and scholarly depth—an heirloom-quality addition to any Australian-history shelf.
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