And the Band Played on : How music lifted the Anzac spirit in the battlefields of the First World War by Robert Holden

A thoroughly researched and detailed account of the 'different sounds of war'. General Monash claimed that the entertainments were of incalcuable value to the troops; as necessary as dry socks and duckboards. Bands, shows, sing-a-longs and all manner of entertainment helped to dispel the daily horrors of war.

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