Gallipoli: The Fatal Shore

Penguin Books (Australia), Melbourne, 2009. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 363 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. A clear plastic contact wrapper is present. Edges browned slightly. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. 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. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Australian History; Australia; 1900-1920; History. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780143011330. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 9268. . 9780143011330