Australia's official war correspondent, Charles Bean, reported on the First World War from Gallipoli and the Western Front. He later wrote the epic official history of Australia's involvement in the war and founded the Australian War Memorial. Tall and thin, with a mop of red hair, Bean was at first given the comic nickname 'Captain Carrot' by Australian soldiers, but they grew to admire his dedication. On Gallipoli, he shared the soldiers' hardships and dangers throughout the campaign, and performed acts of bravery under fire for which he was recommended for decorations. He was also wounded and carried a Turkish bullet in his leg for the remainder of his long life. The experience of Gallipoli changed him - as he believed it changed his countrymen. On Gallipoli, he wrote, a 'consciousness of Australian nationhood was born'.

Preface to the third edition by Steve Gower AO AO (Mil); Foreword to the third edition by Les Carlyon; Introduction to the third edition by Ashley Ekins; Facsimile of the 1916 (first) edition of The Anzac Book edited by CEW Bean.