Five Months At Anzac

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Ulverscroft
Publisher Place: Uk
Publisher Year: 2016
Edition: First Edition

Description: 97 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in Very good condition throughout. A Narrative Of Personal Exeriences Of The Officer Commanding The 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force. LARGE PRINT EDITION.

Publishers Description: In 1914 Lieutenant-Colonel Beeston, accompanied by his faithful dog Paddy, was dispatched overseas with the 4th Field Ambulance of the Australian Imperial Force. Chronicling his experiences of the Gallipoli Campaign, he recounts the irrepressible humour of the Australian soldiery, the privations of field life (including ration biscuits so tough that boxes of them proved an effective defence against artillery shells), and the characters alongside whom he served - the courageous private who transported wounded men to safety on a water-carrier donkey; the general who swam enthusiastically in the sea within range of a Turkish gun battery; and the soldier whose preferred service uniform comprised only a hat, pants, boots and his smile...

ISBN: 9781444826869