Gallipoli Diaries

The Anzacs' Own Story, Day by Day

Jonathan King

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English

Scribe Publications
24 September 2014

History; First World War; Battles & campaigns

Gallipoli, for the average Australian, is the most famous battle that our volunteer soldiers ever fought, because it was our first entry as a nation into the war, and our people were keen to prove themselves. It would be, however, a long time before the families back home, and the nation as a whole, heard of the terrible conditions on the peninsula and the waste of life that took place there. Although Gallipoli was a crushing defeat, it was, and still is, celebrated as a victory. In this updated commemorative edition, published 100 years after the 25 April 1915 landing, the Gallipoli story is told day by day, using the words of the diggers, drivers, soldiers, and war correspondents at the front-line. War historian Jonathan King has gathered together an unequalled series of extracts from letters and diaries, written by hundreds of Anzacs at Gallipoli, accounting for every one of the 240 days of the eight-month campaign - and even identifying the actual days of the week. Reading the men's own words, including misspellings and mistakes, we share in the soldiers' experiences. These Australians, of exceptional calibre and good cheer, each wrote for different reasons, although many made light of their hardships. It is all here - the fear, the frustration, and the boredom, as they scrounged for bully beef; went mad from the flies, the lice, and the stench of the unburied dead; swapped cigarettes with enemy Turks; dodged shrapnel while swimming at the beach; celebrated birthdays; sheltered from rain and shivered in snow; and waited for action while praying for deliverance. Although generals, historians, and war scholars have had their stories told many times, it is only now, when we read the private words of the men at the front-line, that we can glimpse what Gallipoli was really like.

By: Jonathan King
Imprint: Scribe Publications
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 596g
ISBN: 9781922070913
ISBN 10: 1922070912
Publication Date: 24 September 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Gallipoli Diaries: The Anzacs' Own Story, Day by Day

[A] comprehensive history of the whole of the Gallipoli campaign ... Some notable Australian writers are among the many letter-writers and diarists and their writing skills stand out ... King starts the book with some thoughts about why Australia as a nation celebrates what was, after all, a crushing defeat.' --Nick Goldie Cooma-Monaro Express 'In Jonathan King's Gallipoli Diaries we share the experiences of the diggers from day one ... It is a story that is spoken in the sometimes halting words of the soldiers and therein lies its power. There is much here to enlarge our understanding of the disastrous Gallipoli campaign -- not least the appalling conditions in the trenches, the daily grind of water carrying, poor food, flies and death.' --Christopher Bantick Books + Publishing