Australia at War: Will Dyson's Winter Records of the Somme and Ypres Campaigns of 1916 and 1917 is a unique documentary in which Australian artist and journalist Will Dyson recounts his experiences on the front line during the First World War. In his writings, Will Dyson describes the brutality of war, the desperation of soldiers and the disturbed landscapes of the Somme and Ypres. Through his talented drawings and accurate observations, he helps the reader understand what Australian soldiers and residents of these cities had to go through during the war. The book "Australia at War" became an important testimony of those events that forever changed world history, and is an important source for studying the events of the First World War through the objective view of the author.