Gallipoli
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: FEP missing
Two young Australian men, united by the thrill of speed and a burning sense of adventure, find their fates forever entwined in one of the most catastrophic and defining military campaigns of the First World War. Gallipoli, the novelisation written by Jack Bennett and based on David Williamson's celebrated screenplay from a story by Peter Weir, chronicles the journey of Frank Dunne and Archy Hamilton — idealistic, spirited, and achingly young — as they leave the sun-scorched plains of Western Australia to answer the call of empire, arriving at the blood-soaked shores of the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. Bennett's prose captures the same sun-drenched authenticity and emotional devastation that made Peter Weir's 1981 film a landmark of Australian cinema, translating the screen's visceral imagery into a narrative of profound national mourning and youthful sacrifice. At its heart, this is a story about the cost of loyalty, the machinery of war that grinds innocence into dust, and the birth of an Australian national identity forged not in victory but in catastrophic loss. For those who wish to hold the tragedy of Gallipoli in their hands long after the credits have rolled, this novelisation remains a powerful and haunting companion.
Author: Jack Bennett
Format: Hardback
Genre: WW1
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: FEP missing
Two young Australian men, united by the thrill of speed and a burning sense of adventure, find their fates forever entwined in one of the most catastrophic and defining military campaigns of the First World War. Gallipoli, the novelisation written by Jack Bennett and based on David Williamson's celebrated screenplay from a story by Peter Weir, chronicles the journey of Frank Dunne and Archy Hamilton — idealistic, spirited, and achingly young — as they leave the sun-scorched plains of Western Australia to answer the call of empire, arriving at the blood-soaked shores of the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. Bennett's prose captures the same sun-drenched authenticity and emotional devastation that made Peter Weir's 1981 film a landmark of Australian cinema, translating the screen's visceral imagery into a narrative of profound national mourning and youthful sacrifice. At its heart, this is a story about the cost of loyalty, the machinery of war that grinds innocence into dust, and the birth of an Australian national identity forged not in victory but in catastrophic loss. For those who wish to hold the tragedy of Gallipoli in their hands long after the credits have rolled, this novelisation remains a powerful and haunting companion.