Head of ANU School of History Professor Frank Bongiorno joins author Romain Fathi to discuss his new book, Our Corner of the Somme: Australia at Villers-Bretonneux.

Our Corner of the Somme: Australia at Villers-Bretonneux tells the fascinating century-long story of French-Australian relations through previously unexplored and untranslated French primary materials, and renews our understanding of Australian war commemoration. It explores how the French remember ANZAC, and how Australia has remembered its Anzacs in France.

Our Corner of the Somme documents Australians’ interactions with local French people and French institutions on the former Western Front through their commemoration of Australia’s participation in the First World War. These commemorations, sometimes large and political and sometimes personal and moving, hold a significant place in Australian history.

The event will be held at Muse – Food, Wine & Books at Griffith on 24 April at 5:30pm.

Tickets are $15 and include a complimentary glass of house wine or juice.

Tickets are available at: https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=476925&