Carlyon, L. A., — GALLIPOLI.
Doubleday, London, 2002, 1st edn. UK, [viii], 600pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., maps in text, coloured endpapers, black cloth lettered in gilt at spine, decorative head and tail bands, half tone photo pictorial dustwrapper, an account of the Gallipoli campaign of 1915 which brings that epic tragedy to life as well as relating the fear, courage and humour of the soldiers who fought there, describing their experiences whether Australian, British, New Zealand, French or Turkish it also examines those who led them, the generals and politicians, some brilliant, some ruthless, some hopelessly incompetent, the military strategies and political manouevering; and the squalor, endurance and individual heroism of the front line, edges tanned, dustwrapper: lightly creased at edges, near fine in a near fine dustwrapper,
