Five Months at Anzac A Narrative of Personal Experiences of the Officer Commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force

"Five Months at Anzac" by Joseph Lievesley Beeston is a gripping historical narrative set in the early 1900s, recounting the author's wartime experiences as the commanding officer of the 4th Field Ambulance during the Australian Imperial Force's campaign at Gallipoli in World War I, where soldiers were devoted to their work despite the horrors of war. The story follows the formation of the 4th Field Ambulance after the war began, from its recruitment and organization, to their journey from Australia to Egypt, and finally their brutal arrival at Gallipoli where they were met with discomfort and an unsettling sense of what was to come. The book paints a picture of the ambulance unit’s structure and the emotional states of the soldiers as they prepared for battle.