Venturing Into No Man's Land

''A flash blinds me... We are lost in a chaos of flying mud... Smoke, filth, confusion, racket! I spit and splutter and swear... Oh Christ! I think I''m flamin'' well dead.''

This is the compelling story of Lieutenant Joseph ''Darkie'' Maxwell DCM, MC and Bar, VC - the second highest decorated Australian soldier of the First World War. Meticulously researched by historian John Ramsland, Maxwell''s...