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Birds Without Wings
Louis De Bernieres
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ASIN: 1400079322
Release Date: 2005-06-28 |
Book Description
In his first novel since
Corelli’s Mandolin, Louis de Bernières creates a world, populates it with characters as real as our best friends, and launches it into the maelstrom of twentieth-century history. The setting is a small village in southwestern Anatolia in the waning years of the Ottoman Empire. Everyone there speaks Turkish, though they write it in Greek letters. It’s a place that has room for a professional blasphemer; where a brokenhearted aga finds solace in the arms of a Circassian courtesan who isn’t Circassian at all; where a beautiful Christian girl named Philothei is engaged to a Muslim boy named Ibrahim. But all of this will change when Turkey enters the modern world. Epic in sweep, intoxicating in its sensual detail,
Birds Without Wings is an enchantment.
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Classic books.......2007-10-01
An excellent book, but hard to stay with at times. I would recommend reading it though.
A new Top ten Author For Me.......2007-09-07
From page one the reader feels an Arabian Nights sort of storytelling is coming on, and is not disappointed. I picked this book up on a lark after reading the first few pages and being dazzled by the author's style; this is the first book I've read by him. There are tinges of magical realism and heapings of superstitions from Muslim and Christian tradition. This is a great story of people, their frailties, and their strengths.
I've seen some readers call this book anti-this group or pro-that group and it seems to me they just don't get it. This book is an extensive parable using a handful of real life personalities and some amazing embellishments. A parable of.... well, people can live together hether in a great city or a small town with a mixture of beliefs or national origins as long as they have respect for one another. Life may not be perfect, but it will be managable. Make no mistake; this is no simple-minded utopian novel. The book stresses that, no matter how stressed cross cultural ties may be, these ties are severed forever by the Three horned Beast of Nationalism, Fundamentalism, and Greed.
But I digress. I never read a story for its meaning. I look for talent of prose and inventive storytelling: It has not been since i first read Italo Calvino that i was so impressed. That's really all I have to say. An amazing, highly crafted prize.
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A Book That Lingers.......2007-08-22
This is certainly one of the saddest books I've ever read. I mean sad in that it depicts all the barbarity, kindness, love, hate, absurdity and compassion of which humans are capable and leaves one with the still, sad music of humanity tolling in one's ears. It is a haunting read, if one perseveres to the end.
I add this conditional because I can easily see why a reader may want to give up, say, two hundred or so pages into it. Though De Bernieres is a masterful narrator, particularly at descriptive passages of everything from rolling landscapes to the details of almost unimaginable brutality, the writing itself is not particularly poetic or stylistic. And when one finishes reading a very detailed introduction and description of the manners and affect of a (supposedly) Circassian odalisque, it might not seem worth the effort
But please go on: Because, immediately after these languorous passages comes the most riveting writing of the book in the form of Karatavuk's accounts of Gallipoli. That this is the most captivating part of the book is hardly surprising. The Dedication mentions De Bernieres' maternal grandfather who was wounded at Gallipoli while serving with the Royal Naval Division (a detachment of Navy foot-soldiers created by Churchill because, at the time, there were simply more sailors than ships which they could man). I don't quite how to describe these passages except by saying that you won't be able to put the book down when reading them, and that they contain everything a soldier won't talk about when he comes home from a war.
The rest of the novel, to put it pointedly, becomes increasingly more dismal. If there is a music to this novel, it is akin to the long howl of a wolf in a desolate place. Loved ones become sundered, minds become deranged, peoples dislocated. Some find their quietus suddenly. Others linger sorrowfully.
I can't quite make out the historical accuracy fuss. De Bernieres repeatedly declaims the evils of nationalism from first to last here, and there is enough brutality and bloodshed for all. Those quibbling in the other reviews about this sort of thing remind one of some of the more petty characters described herein.
In the end, one is left with "that weariness of someone who knows that they have lived too long, and which can come upon a person at any age." For, "The present is confounded by the future, the future is confounded by the future beyond it, and the memories bubble up in disorder, and the heart is unpredictable."
Birds without Wings.......2007-08-09
Beautiful writing style and wonderful story. Set in the early 1900's in Turkey, De Bernieres describes the Fall of the Ottoman Empire. He has a wonderful way of making the characters come alive--you almost feel like you are there. Very descriptive.
Book of folly and sorrows . . ........2007-08-08
This book should come with a warning. It will sadden you beyond measure. Set in a coastal village at the end of the Ottoman empire in what is now Turkey, it follows the fortunes and misfortunes of a large cast of characters. As Christians and Muslims, they have lived together peaceably for generations, and would continue to have done so without the virulent rise of nationalism in the "great world" around them. So the author argues, as the entire village is swept up in the wars and civil wars erupting at the start of the last century, and the lawlessness and ethnic cleansing that accompanied them.
At 550+ pages, it is a long novel, its many stories told in a variety of voices and at a leisurely pace. Richly detailed, it also fills a broad canvas as the specifics of village life alternate with accounts of political movements abroad, following in particular the career and ambitions of the man who became Atatürk, first leader of modern-day Turkey. Readers may contest de Bernière's accounts of historical events - for example, the Armenian genocide - but his overall argument remains consistent, that nationalism has been a scourge that brought misery and suffering to millions and continues to do so. While life for his Ottoman villagers is not without its cruelties and injustices, it was edenic by comparison with the horrors that befall them as the nation-state of Turkey is born - including the agonies of trench warfare, forced marches of whole populations, and unspeakable brutalities suffered by noncombatants caught in the firestorm of military conquest.
Finally, by the end of the novel, the reader is left with an almost unutterable sense of sadness, loss and waste. Its saving grace is surely de Bernière's rapturous use of language, a gift for storytelling, and an attitude toward his characters that envelops them with both a loving and ironic embrace. He gives them what the "great world" has been unable to - a respectful concern for their welfare and a wish that they be remembered and not utterly forgotten. Readers may also find Orhan Pamuk's novel "Snow" illuminating.
Book Description
The Gallipoli expedition of 1915, the brainchild of Winston Churchill, was designed to knock the Turkish Empire out of the First World War and open a supply route to Russia. The campaign is characterised by the military incompetence of the higher commands, particularly the Allies. However, in spite of this, Gallipoli deserves to be, and is, also remembered for the heroism and resourcefulness of both the British army and the men of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps. This book details the battles, hardships and eventual evacuation that these men had to go through, in this comprehensive guide to the Gallipoli landings.
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An Excellent Jumping-Off Point...........2002-12-10
One of the best things that Haythornthwaite's book has going for it is the concise, easy-to-understand manner in which it was written, which is especially helpful in descriptions of the military manoevers that were conducted throughout the Gallipoli campaign. Historians already familiar with the basics of the campaign and looking for more in-depth discussion would likely be better served by Laffin's Damn the Dardanelles or the Gallipoli volumes of C.E.W. Bean's vast, official history, The Story of ANZAC.
That said, Haythornthwaite provides an excellent, well-written overview of the Gallipoli campaign, discussing both what happened and why things went so wrong. The color plates are particularly helpful in discerning the strategy behind various troop movements, and the book's bibliography would likely prove very useful for those inclined to use this work as a starting point for further research. Overall, a valuable resource for anyone interested in investigating the fight for Gallipoli.
Little news in Gallipoli 1915.......2000-12-18
Those who have read Alan Mooreheads brilliant book on the battle of Gallipoli will find little extra in Haythornthwaite's book.A few coloured plates is not enough to buy this book.
A victory for Mustafa Kemal, actually.......2000-06-22
Almost everything mentioned within this book have been noted somewhere else. Haythornthwaite did a good job of putting it altogether and made our life easier to read it in one piece.
Above else it shows that Mustafa Kemal, loved by some and hated by others, actually gain the most out of this disasterous ANZAC's campaign. He ascended to power only to liquidize the 'last'/'only' Khilafah that the Muslim had by 1924. You'll be amazed and wondered whether the whole thing was a 'setup' to break the Ottoman Devlet from the inside.
In the end the Ottoman lost the whole war by alligning to the wrong side (Central Powers) in that pitiful World War I.
a perceptive view into Australaisias militarys' darkest hour.......2000-04-12
this book provides an insightful look into both the factual and the causal history of the galipoli campaign. Whether you are curious about the campaign from seeing the movie or are just curious about one of the most hopelessly galant and dramatic fights ofthe first world war, you are sure to love it. This book is also a valuable aide in understanding Australia's miliary foreign policy as it's reprucussions are felt, in spirit more than in a genuine resentment of Great Britain, still today
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The first general history in English of the Ottoman Army in the First World War, Ordered to Die is based on newly available Turkish archival and official sources. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Ottoman Army performed astonishingly well in the field and managed to keep fighting until the end of the war, long after many other armies had quit the field. It fought a multi-front war against sophisticated and capable enemies, including Great Britain, France, and Russia. Erickson challenges conventional thinking about Ottoman war aims, Ottoman military effectiveness, and the influence of German assistance. Written at the strategic and operational levels, this study frames the Turkish military contributions in a unitary manner by establishing linkages between campaigns and theaters. It also contains the first detailed discussion of Ottoman operations in Galicia, Romania, and Macedonia. Erickson provides a wealth of information on Ottoman Army organization, deployments, strategy, and staff procedures. He examines with particular attention the army's role in the Armenian deportations and the intelligence available to the Turks in 1914 and 1915. Appendixes include biographies of important commanders, the efforts of the Ottoman Air Force, Ottoman casualties, as well as a wartime chronology.
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Good general history.......2006-02-26
Thorough history of the Ottoman involvement in the Great war from the Turkish perspective. Extensive use of Turkish sources strengthens the book. lack of comparative analysis weakens it.
Overall, a good local history.
A Must for Military Historian.......2004-08-18
It is the first English written military history book about WWI from the Turkish sources. So its giving the story from the other side of the front.
Even though author did not use original archives documents he still did a very good job. He managed to draw a face for the Turkish soldiers in opposition to other works.
I strongly advise it for everybody who wants to learn more than romantic Lawrence of Arabia stories.
A History of the Ottoman Army in the First World War.......2003-01-08
It is easy to read. It is based on secondary sources such as Turkish official histories and staff studies. It is a useful book if you don't read Turkish.
Some of the lessons from the book are very relevant today.
- The best Turkish corps at the start of the war was the one that survived the Balkan Wars of 1912-13 (III Corps). It was the only one that mobilised during the time indicated in the mobilisation plan. It was also most efficient in action. Organisational structures matter; if you create new organisations it takes time for them to become as efficient as existing ones.
- Because of disconnections in the Turkish railway network, troops suffered high losses to DNBI deploying from Istambul to Palestine and Iraq. Deploying troops accross European railway networks to Galicia did not result in similar losses.
- The strength of the Turkish Army was in its Turkish language troops. Arabic-speaking troops recruited in Iraq, Palestine and Syria did not perform as well (the book does not explore why this was the case - though it is consistent with more recent conflicts).
Excellent Piece of Work.......2002-02-28
What a remarkable study and research from Mr. Erickson. I gave 5 stars mainly because of the extensive research done by the author which ranks as number one on the subject. The details of every single action and battle that the Turkish Army was involved in WWI were carefully selected and tailored. Probably the most comprehensible book written on this subject except the official archives. Statistical information, references from eye withnesses, technical details of the combat units all available in this book. Do not purchase it if you are looking for a rather easy reading war memoirs. Can there be more to be said? Yes but still the book fills a gap. This is a professional work with great tactical detail. A must for every military history buff.
Simply excellent.......2001-11-06
This is a really great book, superior in every aspect. For some unknown reasons, many people believe the WW1 is nothing but the Trench Warfare. However, there have been other battles on the Turkish Front, none of them being less impressive than the ones in Europe.
The book gives a good idea about the Turkish forces during the WW1. It has the honor of being the first serious review in English language and I hope it will stimulate further research.
I am glad I bought this book. The price appears to be high, but turns out to be reasonable in comparison to the value, as there is no way to reach this information elsewhere.
Congratulations and thanks to Mr. Erickson.
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- Dr DW Cameron
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Gallipoli
Michael Hickey
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The gripping full story of Allied heroism and incompetence in the Dardanelles, from the brink of victory to resounding defeat. Now in paperback.
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Dr DW Cameron.......2006-09-06
Doesn't even get the basics right - I flicked through the book and luckily did not waste my money buying it - Hicky states continually (this not a typo) that the 2nd Brigade at Anzac was the first to land, when it is WELL KNOWN that it was 3rd Brigade. If you he can't even get this well known fact correct - what about the rest of it!
Fascinating History.......2002-06-15
This is the first book on the battles in the Dardenelles that I've read. I found it to be complete and compelling. Michael Hickey covers the battles on land and at sea. He sets the stage incredibly well. He goes over the grand strategy that led to the battles and covers life in the trenches for Brits, Aussies & Kiwi's that fought the battle. In short, this is one of the best WWI books I've ever read.
I couldn't recommend it more.
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Good.......2002-11-10
good, not the best it could have been, but i must say it was a very good attempt, but nothing could ever come close to conveying what a great man he was. if you had never heard of him or heard his music before reading this, it would give you a pretty good idea, but not anything like if you had known of him before, good book though! immensly enjoyed!
A mediocre attempt on Hillel's life.......2001-12-25
This book was not excellent, as it is very short and only features some of his diary entries and more pictures of Anthony Kiedis than Hillel. Though there were some good pictures of Hillel. Hillel was a great man and this book has wonderful imput from Anthony and Flea as well as Hillel's family members. Not great, but if you are a huge Hillel fan, then buy it now.
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When Turkey unexpectedly sided with Germany in World War I, Winston Churchill, as Sea Lord for the British, conceived a plan: smash through the Dardanelles, reopen the Straits to Russia, and immobilize the Turks.
On the night of March 18, 1915, this plan nearly succeeded -- the Turks were virtually beaten. But poor communication left the Allies in the dark, allowing the Turks to prevail and the Allies to suffer a crushing quarter-million casualties.
A vivid chronicle of adventure, suspense, agony, and heroism, Gallipoli brings fully to life the tragic waste in human life, the physical horror, and the sheer heartbreaking folly of fighting for impossible objectives with inadequate means on unknown, unmapped terrain.
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War Book for A Pacifist.......2007-07-23
My idea was to glance through the book but I ended by reading it from the first page to the last. What I appreciated very much was that it gave much background for the Allied as well as the German-Turkish political actions as well as a picture of the daily life of the soldiers at Gallipoli. Alan Moorehead's text is always enjoyable to read even in this case when it describes miserable conditions and a war where badly made plans led to fully unnecessary casulties. A very revealing book which also has a pacifistic message.
Heartbreaking.......2007-05-24
This is THE definitive work on the horror which was the Gallipoli invasion. The tragic story has been told and retold, but this book written in 1956 tells it best. During WWI Britain tried to knock Turkey out of the war and reinforce Russia by forcing the Dardenelles with battleships. The campaign was 'sold" on the basis that it would not require major ground forces. They nearly succeeded with the naval assault but lost their nerve and withdrew. They then decided to try again with Australian and Commonwealth troops in one of the largest bungled amphibious assaults in modern history. The battle degenerated into complete chaos as both sides fought to exhaustion. Months went by, there were tens of thousands of casualties and no end in sight. Again and again the British forces nearly won. And defeated themselves due to incompetent leadership. Winston Churchill, Lord Fisher, Lord Kitchener, all failed miserably in a crazy quilt of asinine decisions and wishful thinking. And the Turkish leadership wasn't any better. Finally after yet another failed landing the British abandoned the effort and withdrew, much lost and absolutely nothing gained. The author succeeds in painting the surreal landscape and bringing home the futile horror of the battlefield and the near total destruction of the mainly Australian army, totally in vain as the leaders hemmed and hawed, argued and dithered.
Anyone familiar with the term "REMF" will fully understand what went wrong. This is a vital piece of history, well worth reading, studying and remembering so we don't make the same mistakes again.
Another voice in the throng.......2007-04-11
This book has received so many glowing reviews over its 50 or so years that another one hardly seems necessary. But although I knew the book would be a good one and I thought I knew a few things about the campaign itself, I still found it eye-opening. Of course Moorehead does a masterful job of conveying the ebb and flow of the military confrontation. But he also brings out the potential strategic consequences of various outcomes without resorting to artless what-if scenarios. This is one of the few military histories I would recommend to anyone without hesitation.
A Must Read.......2003-02-13
Truly this book is a must read for all historians and histroy readers alike. The book captures a good balance between the purely military related technical details and the everyday life in trenches. It also succesfully portrays the interraction between the oposing sides that went far from merely dislike as enemies. A very good book on an immensely interesting topic. AM takes you to a tour on the battlefield and introduces you to main roleplayers. A purely non-fiction book written as if a fiction story. Very interesting indeed.
The Classic on Gallipoli.......2002-07-22
Anything Moorehead wrote was golden, but this is arguably one of his best books. This has been reissued numerous times and it remains a classic. It is particularly good in its description of of the initial naval campaign and the general strategic overview. Although Gallipoli has rightly served as the emblematic battle where it is popularly thought that ANZACS were unduly sacrificed by the British in attempts at vainglory, Moorehead would be the first to acknowledge that there is no evidence that Australians were selected for slaughter over any other troops. The British (and most World War I strategist from all nations) were equal opportunity killers. In reality there were many more British troops committed, and killed, than ANZAC troops, and French losses were also considerable. Moreover the strategic aims were laudable. They were very nearly achieved. The bungling was not in the design, but in the fact that it was allowed to continue long after the jig was up, the British contained on the Penninsula, without a faint hope of forcing the straits with naval power. Moorehead, although an Australian, never bashes the British at all in this book. His exposition of Sir Ian Hamilton is also very incisive and offers a real glimpse into the mind of this man (a commander who felt for his troops, more than most in WWI) The fact that he was sacked, never to wield command in the field, is also testament to the fact that mistakes were made. Churchill's role is less clear. His initial idea was brilliant. He also did not want to commit land troops, thinking it too costly. He believed that the Royal Navy and her allies could force the straits and be shelling Constantinople within days.... And they very nearly did it. Unfortunately as Moorehead recounts, the political pressure of losing large, expensive battleships to mines was a price the British Cabinet would not allow Churchill to indulge and the pressure for a land based campaign therefore rose. It is really a pity because Churchill wanted one more chance to force the straits from the sea. There is every indication that he would have been successful and the costly land war averted. Plus ca change for Churchill.
PS: The cover photograph in this edition actually shows Canadian troops going over the top in a latter Somme Battle. Seems they could have easily found some original British or French pictures from Gallipoli itself??! I guess cover art was more important.
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- Very accessible - a genuine masterpiece
- Second "Aussie Reader's" review.
- Best Recent Account of this WW1 Battle
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Gallipoli
Les Carlyon
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Very accessible - a genuine masterpiece.......2007-07-18
I was given this book as a gift by my son. When starting out reading this comprehensive book I was feeling "gallipoli'd out" and had not intended buying another book on the subject. I have read quite a lot about Gallipoli and the first world war. There are inumerable books that tell the story from the individual (aussie)soldier's perspective, others that maintain a focus on strategy, tactics and political aspects. In many many cases these books focus very intently on the Australian and New Zealand elements (ANZACs)and neglect the broader contexts that aid a more balanced understanding of the events. What is spectacular about Les Carlyon's work is the even handed treatment of every player in the drama, it gives a balanced perspective on so many levels. It is a book of reconciliation, though maybe this would only be apparent to Australians and New Zealanders for whom the pain of the losses in WW1 still resonate, and for whom the battles in the Dardanelles hold particular national significance, even mythology. Carlyon is masterful at blending his personal description of the battlefields as they are today and the impressions one (he) has when exploring them, with the personal experience of the soldiers on both the allied and turkish sides, and the bigger picture strategic and political aspects. The personal experience of the commanders at every level and the social and political contexts in which they were moulded and in which they functioned is not neglected. Carlyon's present day descriptions do not dominate, they merely form something of a "breather" between the military detail. The style of writing is very engaging and the book on the whole is extremely accessible for a broad audience.
This is an absolutely magnificent book on it's subject.
Second "Aussie Reader's" review........2006-04-27
Picked up this book down in Aussie in 2002, and I fully agree with "Aussie Reader's" review. He qualifies it as the best "recent" work on Gallipoli because the battle received some very fine treatment from Alan Morehead (?? memory may be failing). More to the point, Carlyon explodes some of the myths of Gallipopli, i.e., the callous British commanders sending the "colonials" to their death, etc. etc. Certain senior officers were criminally myopic, but they can hardly be accused of being callous, and more than a few equally guilty can be found among the "colonial" key commanders and staffs. Carlyon does a superb job of laying out the roots of Gallipoli's failing, and places them at the feet of Churchill and Kitchener, but he moves on to the battle itself to detail why it failed on the ground. The responsibility for the latter lies with the commanders on the scene, as bad plans, well executed, have been known to succeed. And, if its one thing the British Navy should have been good it, it was amphibious operations. They weren't. (The USMC would not perfect this as a technique until the 1930s) He certainly raised my estimation of Kemal Ataturk and the Turkish soldier of the period. But importantly, more than any other book on Gallipoli, Carlyon's touristic view of the battlefield gives the military reader a much greater appreciation of the terrain, and the influence that the nature of the terrain had upon the battle and how it evolved.
In short, a military history of interest to any serious student of power projection operations.
Best Recent Account of this WW1 Battle.......2005-02-27
Les Carlyon's new book (published in 2001 in Australia) covering the Allied campaign against Turkey in the Dardanelles is one of those books that you find hard to put down once you start. In over 540 pages of narrative we get to hear the soldiers speak of their terrible trials and tribulations fighting in a harsh environment against a formidable enemy.
The book's main focus is upon the Australian involvement but the author does not neglect the role of the other Allied contingents, soldiers and sailors of the British and French Empires. Nor does his forget the enemy, 'Johnny Turk', who many Australian soldiers later came to respect regardless of the horrific fighting that they had endured.
I suppose many people will ask why Australia continues to make such a fuss over Gallipoli. When you take into consideration that the Australia of 1914 sent out of its small population over 332,000 men to serve overseas and of those 215,000 or more became casualties, (of which 60,000 died). A casualty rate of 65 per cent. Taking those figures into consideration you get an idea of why WW1 and particular Gallipoli means so much to many Australians.
The book is well told and the author uses numerous first-hand accounts of the soldiers, from both sides, who fought during this campaign. The narrative is engrossing, full of interesting facts and stories and just pulls you along further and deeper towards an ending we all know but made more alive and new by the author's style of writing.
I don't think that this book will offer any serious readers of this campaign anything new or startling, but I think that anyone who has a passion for Gallipoli will find this a well told account and close to being the definitive book on the subject. Many aspects of the book, particularly the stories of the blunders made by the Allied High Command still make me shake my head even though I have read it all before.
"We mounted over a plateau and down through gullies filled with thyme, where there lay about 4000 Turkish dead. It was indescribable. One was grateful for the rain and the grey sky. A Turkish Red Crescent man came and gave me some antiseptic wool with scent on it... The Turkish captain with me said: "At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most savage must weep' ... I talked to the Turks, one of whom pointed to the graves. 'That's politics,' he said. Then he pointed to the dead bodies and said: 'That's diplomacy. God pity all us poor soldiers.'" - Captain Aubrey Herbert, ANZAC, May 1915 (taken from the inside dust-jacket of the book).
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Gallipoli
Manufacturer: Angus & Robertson Publishers
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Gallipoli is the tremendous, page-turning epic of two young sons of Western Australia who left their homes for the heady adventure of war and the dream of pushing the Turks from the Dardanelles back to Constantinople, who joined the heroic 10th Light Horse and participated in the tragic events that overtook that Brigade on the night of August 7, 1915. This book is based on the screenplay by David Williamson for the film produced by Robert Stigwood and Patricia Lowell, directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson as Frank Dunne and Mark Lee as Archy Hamilton. Book published in Australia.
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Gallipoli Diary Volume I
Ian Hamilton
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