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Goodbye Cobber, God Bless You : The Fatal Charge of the Light Horse, Gallipoli, August 7th 1915
por John Hamilton
- Usado
- Brochura
- Assinado
- Condição
- Very Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0330422022
- ISBN 13
- 9780330422024
- Livreiro
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Picton, New South Wales, Australia
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Sobre este item
Macmillan, Australia, 2006. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Signed by Author. On August 7th, 1915, men of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade staged one of the most tragic, brave and futile charges of the First World War. Seeking to break out of the Anzac position at Gallipoli, they attempted to storm an extraordinarily strong Turkish position, defended by artillery, machine guns and thousands of men, using nothing but fixed bayonets and raw courage. The first wave of Light Horsemen were killed within seconds of leaving their trench, yet over the course of the next few minutes, three more lines went over the top, across the bodies of their dead and dying comrades, only to be instantly cut down themselves. All of them knew they were about to die. None held back. It was a massacre immortalised in Peter Weir's film, Gallipoli. Just before the order was given to send the third line, Trooper Harold Rush turned to his mate standing next to him and said 'Goodbye cobber. God bless you'. These words appear on his headstone, in the little cemetery near the scene of the charge. John Hamilton's book follows the men who fought and died in this action, from the recruiting frenzy of August 1914, to their training camps, to Egypt, to the peninsula itself, to that fatal morning. It is a work of meticulous research and detail, which puts flesh on the bones of long dead men and boys. We see through their eyes the excitement, fear and horror of a generation encountering the carnage of modern war for the first time. This book is compelling, personal and painfully moving. A word has been printed on the inside of the front cover. Trade Paperback. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 365 pages. Remnants of old price label on the rear cover.. Covers have some light shelf wear. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; History. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0330422022. ISBN/EAN: 9780330422024. Inventory No: 50668. . 9780330422024
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- Livreiro
- Bong Bong Books
(AU)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 50668
- Título
- Goodbye Cobber, God Bless You : The Fatal Charge of the Light Horse, Gallipoli, August 7th 1915
- Autor
- John Hamilton
- Formato/Encadernação
- Softcover
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Very Good Condition
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- Edition Unstated
- Encadernação
- Brochura
- ISBN 10
- 0330422022
- ISBN 13
- 9780330422024
- Editorial
- Macmillan
- Local de publicação
- Australia
- Data de publicação
- 2006
- Palavras-chave
- BZDB3 Military & Warfare; History. Signed by Author Unbranded ISBN: 0330422022 EAN: 9780330422024 John Hamilton Goodbye Cobber, God Bless You : The Fatal Charge of the Light Horse, Gallipoli, August 7th 1915
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