Gallipoli: The Fatal Shore - Couverture souple

Broadbent, Harvey

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0143011332 ISBN 13 : 9780143011330

Editeur : Penguin Random House Australia, 2009

Synopsis

Gallipoli New edition of the thoroughly researched and beautifully illustrated account of the Gallipoli Campaign. In April 1915, the allies stormed the cliffs at Gallipoli; 28,000 Australians were killed and wounded in the ensuing 8-month campaign. It is now regarded as a defining episode in Australian history, and this is written with the help of extensive interviews with veterans. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

It was an adventure to die for. A daring attempt to force the Dardanelles and capture the Turkish capital Constantinople. For the Allies it was the Trojan War and crusade combined. The Gallipoli Campaing was to become one of the most savagely contested of the First World War.On 25 April 1915, Allied troops stormed the cliffs of Gallipoli. Twenty-eight thousand Australians were killed and wounded in the bloody, eight-month campaign. The raging battles of the Landing, the desperate assault on Lone Pine, the gallant but futile charge at the Nek, are all engraved on the national psyche. Gallipoli is now regarded as a defining episode in Australian history. It is an extraordinary story of determination and courage, as the intrepid and resourceful Anzacs displayed the spirit that was to distinguish them on the Western Front as the Empire's most formidable offensive troops.This book by Harvey Broadbent, a leading authority on the campaign and producer of the acclaimed ABC documentary Gallipoli: The Fatal Shore, seeks to convey the story of Gallipoli to Australians of all ages. It features a foreword by General Peter Cosgrove, Chief of the Australian Defence Force.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Harvey Broadbent is a well-known authority on Gallipoli. In the course of twenty years as an ABC television and radio producer, he initiated, wrote and produced many prize-winning documentaries. An honours graduate in near eastern studies, Harvey Broadbent taught English in Turkey for two years, where he first became interested in Gallipoli. He is fluent in Turkish and combines work as an independent documentary producer with leading study tours to Turkey and Gallipoli.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Random House Australia
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0143011332
• ISBN 13: 9780143011330
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 382