The Bloody Ridge

Name: The Bloody Ridge
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ISBN: 9781923514522

The Battle for Lone Pine, Gallipoli's Fiercest Fight

Simon Cameron

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Big Sky Publishing
28 April 2026

Biography: religious & spiritual; Military history; Battles & campaigns

‘In the midst of the whole attack, one prayed that something would stop the vibrations that seemed to shake everyone and everything in the vicinity.’ — Phillip Schuler, War Correspondent, 1915

Four days. One ridge. A battle that forged a nation. One of the most ferocious and defining battles of the Gallipoli campaign was fought on a patch of ground no larger than a football field. Over four bloody days in August 1915, Australian and Turkish soldiers clashed in the trenches of Lone Pine — a brutal, hand-to-hand struggle that would claim thousands of lives and forge a legend of courage and endurance that endures to this day.

In The Bloody Ridge, historian Simon Cameron brings this extraordinary moment in ANZAC history vividly to life. Drawing on meticulous research, rare photographs, trench maps, and firsthand accounts, Cameron captures the chaos, horror, and humanity of a battle that saw seven Victoria Crosses awarded and countless untold acts of bravery.

Through the words of those who were there — like Lance Corporal Cyril Lawrence’s haunting reflections on the dead and dying — this book offers both a soldier’s-eye view and a historian’s precision. It is a gripping, unflinching account of sacrifice and mateship under unimaginable fire.

The Bloody Ridge stands as both a deeply human story and a definitive history of the Battle of Lone Pine — a place where ordinary men achieved extraordinary things.

‘Informative, intriguing and a rewarding read.’ — Greg Elliott, InDaily

‘A struggle that has made such a mark on the Australian psyche… fantastic bravery.’ — Christopher Dawson, Sydney Daily Telegraph

By: Simon Cameron
Imprint: Big Sky Publishing
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 5,944mm, Width: 3,886mm,
ISBN: 9781923514522
ISBN 10: 1923514520
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 28 April 2026
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Simon Cameron graduated as a medical practitioner in 1981 from Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia with minors in history. Training in history stimulated a life of enquiry, culminating in a social history of Adelaide's monuments which was published in 1997. He discovered Australia's Great War history at Anzac Cove in the 1980s where the lonely, bone strewn gullies inspired pilgrimages to other battlefields. Trying to understand why our young nation was stepping onto the stage of ancient battles-capes was a journey enlivened by the stories of endurance, loss and despair in the literature and archives of that generation. There is no wisdom in war, but understanding what war means is the only wise thing to do, and telling the soldiers' stories is the only way to do it.