Hell's Bells and Mademoiselles : A True Story of Life, Love and Larrikinism on the Western Front

Hell's Bells and Mademoiselles : A True Story of Life, Love and Larrikinism on the Western Front
ISBN: 9780732296650
Publication Date: 1 November 2012

Hell's Bells and Mademoiselles is the rollicking eyewitness account of the role of 18th Battalion AIF in the First World War by one of its most decorated soldiers, the irrepressible Joe Maxwell.

Maxwell served at Gallipoli before being transferred to the Western Front. In just twelve months during 1917-1918 he was commissioned and awarded the DCM, Military Cross and Bar, and VC.

This colourful memoir is a unique record of life as a World War One digger: Joe was in most of the major battles of the Western Front and graphically describes the action he saw, as well as the notorious larrikinism -and romantic adventures-of the off-duty diggers.

With a new Afterword detailing Maxwell's life after repatriation back to Australia, this is an edition to be treasured.