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Defending Gallipoli : the Turkish story

By Harvey , Broadbent

Book information

Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing;Melbourne University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9780522864564, 0522864562
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
7 MB (7377648 bytes)
Edition
Main
Pages
306\0
Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peni1914-1918.;World WarMilitary.;Turkey. -- Ordu.;Military campaigns.;TurTurkey. -- Ordu -- History -- World War

Description

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 humanizes 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

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