And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda

by Eric Bogle

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The iconic song about the Battle of Gallipoli, written by Eric Bogle in 1972 at the height of the anti-war movement, re-imagined by esteemed children's illustrator Bruce Whatley.

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war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of this
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picture bookschildrens
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short · 32 pages

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