The Battle for Lone Pine

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Penquin/Random House
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2015
Edition: Reprint

Description: 385 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Most Australian have heard of Lone Pine. Too few know why. Over four days in August 1915, Australians and Turks were thrown into some of the fiercest fighting of the war, on a small plateau in Gallipoli known as Lone Pine. Thousands of lives were lost. Seven of Australias nine Gallipoli VCs were earned during brutal hand-to-hand combat in dark tunnels and in trenches just metres apart, bombarded by terrifying volleys of grenades. The Battle for Lone Pineis the first book devoted to this cornerstone of the Anzac legend, drawing on unforgettable first-hand accounts scratched into diaries and letters home. The stories of the diggers, as well as the engineers, nurses, sappers, commanders and more, provide an invaluable record of the battle and serve as moving testimony to their courage in appalling conditions. Today, pine trees are planted in remembrance around Australia. In Gallipoli, the Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial attracts large crowds to commemorate Anzac Day. David W. Camerons absorbing history reveals the fate of those who fought on the ground where they gather. A fine work of military and social history. Weekend AustralianWe now have a powerfully written and well-illustrated book that focuses on this tragic action. Sydney Morning Herald

ISBN: 9780143572114