Gallipoli One Long Grave
Condition: SECONDHAND
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In the blood-soaked hills of the Gallipoli Peninsula, thousands of young Australians faced a campaign that would forever define a nation's identity. Gallipoli: One Long Grave chronicles the catastrophic 1915 Dardanelles campaign through the eyes of the ANZACs, detailing the strategic miscalculations, the extraordinary courage under fire, and the devastating human cost of one of World War One's most ill-fated military operations. Kit Denton presents an unflinching account of the eight-month ordeal, drawing on first-hand accounts, dispatches, and historical records to reconstruct the timeline of a battle that claimed over 8,000 Australian lives. Part of the acclaimed Australians at War series, this volume argues that Gallipoli was not merely a military defeat but the crucible in which the Australian national character — defined by mateship, resilience, and irreverence toward authority — was forged. Denton's narrative style is both rigorous and deeply human, refusing to reduce soldiers to statistics while never shying away from the brutal realities of trench warfare. A sobering and essential chronicle for anyone who seeks to understand why April 25th remains the most sacred date on the Australian calendar.
Author: Kit Denton
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact, no loose pages.
In the blood-soaked hills of the Gallipoli Peninsula, thousands of young Australians faced a campaign that would forever define a nation's identity. Gallipoli: One Long Grave chronicles the catastrophic 1915 Dardanelles campaign through the eyes of the ANZACs, detailing the strategic miscalculations, the extraordinary courage under fire, and the devastating human cost of one of World War One's most ill-fated military operations. Kit Denton presents an unflinching account of the eight-month ordeal, drawing on first-hand accounts, dispatches, and historical records to reconstruct the timeline of a battle that claimed over 8,000 Australian lives. Part of the acclaimed Australians at War series, this volume argues that Gallipoli was not merely a military defeat but the crucible in which the Australian national character — defined by mateship, resilience, and irreverence toward authority — was forged. Denton's narrative style is both rigorous and deeply human, refusing to reduce soldiers to statistics while never shying away from the brutal realities of trench warfare. A sobering and essential chronicle for anyone who seeks to understand why April 25th remains the most sacred date on the Australian calendar.