The true story of the Gallipoli campaign.
So why do we still care about what happened there? Why do we celebrate a battle lost? The Gallipoli Story takes young people on an unforgettable and tough journey deep into the heartland of war.
On Dangerous Ground is fast-paced, accurate and thrilling a retelling of one of the weightiest moments of the twentieth century.
Now published for the first time in the centenary year of the Gallipoli Campaign, this is a soldier’s story in his own words.
One of them , JJ Ryan of Sydney , recounted his own special moment at the seventy - fifth anniversary commemorations . During one of the battles , Ryan had captured three Ottoman soldiers — ' easy going fellows , not too happy to be ...
All too often the scale of that task and the successful way the Anzacs approached it have been overshadowed by events later in the campaign.Hugh Dolan, an intelligence officer in the Australian Defence Force, has minutely re-examined the ...
It is chilling and revealing to see this famous battle in Australian history through the 'enemy' lens. The book commences with a jihad, which sees the soldiers fighting for country and God together.
In this updated commemorative edition, published 100 years after the 25 April 1915 landing, the Gallipoli story is told day by day, using the words of the diggers, drivers, soldiers, and war correspondents at the front-line.
The story begins in Tasmania and follows the main character to Gallipoli and onto his life in Turkey and beyond. I recommend this book to anybody who enjoys an absorbing story based on historical fact.
This new book traces the disparities in the memory of Gallipoli that are evident in the countries that participated in the campaign. It explores the way in which history is written at the personal, local, professional, and national levels.
... for Kapitän Kuhiken, it means Volle Fahrt voraus! Full speed ahead! Briefly, the two men struggle for control of the engineroom telegraph, as they shout at each other. Finally, though, it is Robinson – and, more importantly, ...