Download or read book The Wooden Horse of Gallipoli written by Stephen Snelling and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2016-02-28 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The initial Allied landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula began on 25 April 1915. Many of those who went ashore at V Beach near Cape Helles did so from the SS River Clyde. In the first full-length study devoted entirely to River Clyde and the men who sailed in her, the author reveals a remarkable tale of human endeavor told in the words of the men who were there: from the naval captain whose brainchild it was, to the teenage midshipmen who risked their lives to rescue the operation from disaster; from the infantrymen who braved a storm of fire to the staff officers who led the assault that finally secured the beachhead; from the armored car machine-gunners whose covering fire saved hundreds of men marooned on the shore, to the navys own infantrymen who ventured out into the bullet-swept waters to succor the wounded.The Wooden Horse of Gallipoli tells the story of how this collier became an icon of the First World War, its stranded bulk synonymous with one of the most extraordinary exploits of a campaign doomed to failure.
Download or read book Voices from the Past the Wooden Horse of Gallipoli written by Stephen Snelling and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * The first full-length study devoted entirely to the SS River Clyde and the men who sailed in her in the spring of 1915. * Includes Victoria Cross actions. * A fascinating collection of original eye-witness accounts and contemporary commentary.
Download or read book Gallipoli Peninsula and the Troad written by Izabela Miszczak and published by ASLAN Publishing House. This book was released on 2019-02-04 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gallipoli Peninsula and the Troad. TAN Travel Guide has been prepared for the travellers who intend to spend active holidays exploring the northwestern part of Turkey, especially the Gallipoli Peninsula and the Troad. If you want not only to relax and sunbathe, but also to visit some historical buildings and archaeological sites, this is the book for you. It will help you to get acquainted with the most important information about Turkey and its northwestern part, to plan the entire trip and to select the places worth seeing. History lovers will be able to use it to locate rarely visited ruins of ancient cities, the seekers of beautiful landscapes will find tips on the most attractive viewpoints and the gourmets will get numerous suggestions for the best restaurants in the region.The guidebook is divided into four main sections, organized geographically. They represent, respectively, the areas of the Gallipoli Peninsula, the Northern Troad, the Southern Troad, and the Turkish islands in the Aegean Sea. In each section, you will find in-depth descriptions of main cities, smaller towns, historical sites, and natural treasures located in the area. The descriptions these places provide their exact location, and, where it is essential, the opening hours, ticket prices, and other practical information. In the case of the cities, there are the sections outlining the accommodation options, including hotels and campsites, as well as restaurants, shops and malls, and the issues related to public transport. These places are also represented on maps and plans.In addition to the main sections, the guidebook includes additional chapters, collected in the Appendices section. They are devoted to the most important issues related to travelling to Turkey. You will find out what you need to do before visiting the country, learn the main facts concerning its inhabitants, the geography, and cuisine. You will find advice on souvenirs and methods of payment as well as weather information. There are also chapters devoted to the history of Greek settlements in this area and the Battle of Gallipoli. The final part of this guidebook is a bibliography that provides suggestions for further reading about the Troad and the Gallipoli Peninsula.The second edition of this guidebook has been thoroughly revised and updated, including ticket prices and opening hours for 2019. Relevant information concerning renovations and reopenings has also been added. Moreover, this edition presents the newly opened Troy Museum and its fabulous collections.
Download or read book Gallipoli s War Horses written by Jill Mather and published by Boolarong Press. This book was released on 2016-04-11 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book records the amazing contribution made by the thousands of animals that landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula, Mesopotamia and Egypt in World War One. This is a book you won’t be able to put down. You will not only gain a great compassion for these brave horses, but also feel the need to help preserve and protect the less than 1% of the descendants that exist in Australia today.
Download or read book The First Year of the Great War written by Richard Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Settlers written by Meyer Levin and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-08-13 with total page 1051 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of Compulsion comes the saga of a Jewish family that flees Russia to become settlers of the nascent state of Israel. Proclaimed “most significant American Jewish writer of his time” by Los Angeles Times, Meyer Levinturns his journalistic eye for character and detail to an epic tale of the founding of Israel. At the turn of the twentieth century, Feigel and Yankel Chaimovitch are among the many Russian Jews caught up in the burgeoning revolution. To escape the pogroms, they flee with their children to their ancient homeland, Eretz Yisroel. Though Eretz Yisroel is a place of unparalleled beauty, these pioneers face innumerable hardships: poverty, disease, grueling physical labor, and violent tensions with their Arab neighbors. There are even conflicts within their own ranks, especially between new arrivals and established settlers. And as World War I escalates, each family member—from second-oldest son Gidon, who struggles through the disastrous Gallipoi campaign, to Leah, who awaits the return of her fickle Moshe—struggles to build their future.
Download or read book The Wooden Horse written by Eric Williams and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three prisoners of war in World War 2 who used a wooden vaulting horse they had constructed as a means of diverting the attention of their guards from the escape tunnel they were building.
Download or read book The Book of History written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The World s Greatest War The causes of the war the events of 1914 1915 and summary the events of 1916 and summary written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Book of History The causes of the war The events of 1914 1915 including summary written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A profusely illustrated summary of world history from an Euro-centric view but in great detail up to the end of World War II.
Download or read book The Trojan War Museum and Other Stories written by Ayse Papatya Bucak and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A debut story collection of spectacular imaginative range and lyricism from a Pushcart Prize–winning author. In Ayse Papatya Bucak’s dreamlike narratives, dead girls recount the effects of an earthquake and a chess-playing automaton falls in love. A student stops eating and no one knows whether her act is personal or political. A Turkish wrestler, a hero in the East, is seen as a brute in the West. The anguish of an Armenian refugee is “performed” at an American fund-raiser. An Ottoman ambassador in Paris amasses a tantalizing collection of erotic art. And in the masterful title story, the Greek god Apollo confronts his personal history and bewails his Homeric reputation as he tries to memorialize, and make sense of, generations of war. A joy and a provocation, Bucak’s stories confront the nature of historical memory with humor and humanity. Surreal and poignant, they examine the tension between myth and history, cultural categories and personal identity, performance and authenticity.
Download or read book Hell s Foundations written by Geoffrey Moorhouse and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no shortage of books on the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign of 1915 but this one stands out. In it Geoffrey Moorhouse moves the focus from the more familar aspects to concentrate on one small mill town, Bury, in Lancashire, and to anatomize the long-lasting effect the Dardanelles had on it. Bury was the regimental home of the Lancashire Fusiliers. In the Gallipoli landings of 25 April 1915 it lost a large proportion of its youth. By May 1915, some 7,000 Bury men had already gone to war, to be followed by many others before Armistice Day. More than 1,600,from just three local battalions of the Fusiliers were among those who never returned. The regiment left 1,816 dead men on Gallipoli alone: it lost 13,642 soldiers in the Great War as a whole. This terrifying sacrifice left its mark. Bury commemorates Gallipoli on a scale similar to Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand and yet as the Second World War approached, recruitment to the regiment fell far behind that in other Lancashire towns. 'Hurtles one from rage and cynicism to involvement and tenderness . . . Moorhouse offers one of the most fascinating revelations of the orthodox British spirit, religious, political and social . . . This book makes wonderful reading.' Ronald Blythe, Sunday Times 'A fascinating new approach to this tragedy . . . Moorhouse's contribution (to the bibliography of Gallipoli) is of quite outstanding value.' Robert Rhodes James, The Independent 'A subtle and moving exploration of the way that memories of slaughter and loss shaped the town's post-first world war identity.' Terry Eagleton, New Statesman
Download or read book Gallipoli written by David Williamson and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practise to Deceive written by Estate of Barton Whaley and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the undisputed dean of U.S. denial and deception experts, Practise to Deceive is the most in-depth look at deception as a military strategy. Barton Whaley knew the history of denial and deception across time, disciplines, and culture. He was the foremost authority on the intricacies of denial and deception strategy and tactics. For Whaley, deception was a mind-game, requiring imagination, deep critical thought, a profound understanding of the enemy as well as one's self (a variation of Sun Tzu), and patience and fortitude. This book presents 88 vividly descriptive case studies to serve as a handbook for intelligence and military professionals. In Whaley's analysis, variations in guilefulness between opposing individuals or groups can be crucial in deciding who achieves victory in combat.
Download or read book Over There with the Australians written by R. Hugh Knyvett and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1918 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir of an ANZAC scout, an Intelligence Officer, in the Fifteenth Australian Infantry. Captain R. Hugh Knyvett was one of the lucky ones: he trained in Egypt and survived the campaigns in Gallipoli and the Western Front.
Download or read book Great Battles of the Great War written by Michael Stedman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 696 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Linking with a six part television programme (to be shown on ITV in November) covering the history of Gallipoli, The Somme and Ypres this book combines contemporary imagery with atmospheric photographs, revealing the very essence of these places. Quality photography is matched by powerful commentary encompassing the grand sweep of the Great War sustained by an intimate local knowledge.
Download or read book Riding the Wooden Horse written by H Rink and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Riding the Wooden Horse tells the story of the various maneuvers of both Trojans in their city and the Greeks on the Dardan plain to end the stalemate between the two sides. The Greeks have Odysseus, the master schemer from Ithaca, forever scheming and looking for ways to delude the Trojans to their downfall. The Trojans have no one of such talents and must muddle along as best they can. The narrative also presents a host of females in Troy Helen, Andromache, Cassandra and others who would have been of enormous benefit to the Trojan cause, if the men had only listened to them. Vergil, the Roman poet who has been ordered by Emperor Augustus to write about Roman glorious beginning (the Aeneid) but who hopes the way may have another ending is also there. The fall of Troy is described in detail and what happened to the various characters on both sides of the War.