Gallipoli Heroes: A Tribute To The Men From Western Victoria Who Gave Their Lives For Their Country
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the red dust of Gallipoli, the sons of Western Victoria answered a nation's call — and many never returned. Gallipoli Heroes is a solemn and heartfelt tribute that chronicles the lives of the men from regional Victoria who made the ultimate sacrifice during one of Australia's most defining military campaigns of the First World War. Drawing on local historical records and community memory, the work presents a deeply personal account of courage, loss, and devotion to country, anchoring the grand sweep of the ANZAC legend to the farms, towns, and families of the Western Victorian landscape. Compiled with meticulous care by Graeme Massey and produced by the Warracknabeal Secondary College History Department, this volume stands as both a scholarly record and an act of community remembrance. It illustrates the profound human cost of the Gallipoli campaign at a grassroots level, giving names, faces, and stories to the statistics of war. A labour of love rooted in local pride and historical conscience, Gallipoli Heroes ensures that the men of Western Victoria are not merely footnotes in a national narrative — but remembered as the individuals they truly were.
Author: Graeme Massey
Format: Paperback
Published: 2004, Warracknabeal Secondary College History Department
Genre: WW1
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the red dust of Gallipoli, the sons of Western Victoria answered a nation's call — and many never returned. Gallipoli Heroes is a solemn and heartfelt tribute that chronicles the lives of the men from regional Victoria who made the ultimate sacrifice during one of Australia's most defining military campaigns of the First World War. Drawing on local historical records and community memory, the work presents a deeply personal account of courage, loss, and devotion to country, anchoring the grand sweep of the ANZAC legend to the farms, towns, and families of the Western Victorian landscape. Compiled with meticulous care by Graeme Massey and produced by the Warracknabeal Secondary College History Department, this volume stands as both a scholarly record and an act of community remembrance. It illustrates the profound human cost of the Gallipoli campaign at a grassroots level, giving names, faces, and stories to the statistics of war. A labour of love rooted in local pride and historical conscience, Gallipoli Heroes ensures that the men of Western Victoria are not merely footnotes in a national narrative — but remembered as the individuals they truly were.