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Defending Gallipoli : the Turkish story / Harvey Broadbent.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Broadbent, Harvey, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey)--History, Military.
- Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2015.
- Summary:
- Based on exclusive access to Turkish archives, Defending Gallipoli reveals how the Turks reacted and defended Gallipoli. Author and Turkish language expert Harvey Broadbent spent five years translating everything from official records to soldiers' personal diaries and letters to unearth the Turkish story. It is chilling and revealing to see this famous battle in Australian history through the 'enemy' lens. The book commences with a jihad, which sees the soldiers fighting for country and God together. But it also humanises the Turkish soldiers, naming them, revealing their emotions, and ultimately shows how the Allies totally misunderstood and underestimated them Defending Gallipoli fills a huge gap in the history of the Gallipoli campaign.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780522864571
- 0522864570
- OCLC:
- 890012022
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