Our Darkest Day is an abridged edition of Patrick Lindsay’s bestselling Fromelles. It documents the World War I Battle of Fromelles, and discusses the recovery of the Diggers' remains and the opening of the new Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery in 2010.
On 19 July 1916, in the northern French village of Fromelles, Australia suffered its worst-ever military defeat after 15,000 Australian Diggers were ordered to attack the German lines. Eight hours later, more than 5500 Aussie soldiers lay dead or wounded, and others were missing.
In this book, Patrick Lindsay travels to the killing fields of France to honour Australia’s fallen diggers, and unravel one of the greatest mysteries of WWI.

Biography:
Set to seize the title of 'blockbuster history author' from Peter FitzSimons, Patrick Lindsay has established a formidable reputation for his enthralling retellings of major historical battles.
Since he began writing full-time in 2001, he has published The Spirit Of Kokoda, The Spirit Of The Digger, The Spirit Of Gallipoli, a biography of Australia's much-loved former general, Peter Cosgrove, and other works.