| Description |
1 online resource (511 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title; Dedication; Quote; Acknowledgements; Contents; Foreword; Author's Preface; Prologue: The Lonely Graves; Chapter 1 India: At the Empire's Front Gate; Chapter 2 England: Coming Home to Blighty; Chapter 3 Defending their Homeland: The Turks, the Dardanelles and Gallipoli; Chapter 4 Voyagers: Sailing to the Mediterranean; Chapter 5 Lemnos: The Invasion Force Gathers; Chapter 6 Ertuğrul Koyo -- V Beach: 25 April 1915; Chapter 7 Getting off the Beach; Chapter 8 Fighting and Dying; Chapter 9 From Then to Now; Appendix 1 The British Battalion; Appendix 2 The Adversaries |
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Appendix 3 Blue Cap Distinguished Conduct Medal AwardsAppendix 4 Brevet Major Thomas Frankland, Royal Dublin Fusiliers; Appendix 5 Ormond Cook, Owner of the SS River Clyde; Appendix 6 Beach Party for V Beach, 25 April 1915; Bibliography; About the Author; Copyright |
| Summary |
It was the First World War's largest seaborne invasion and the Irish were at the forefront. Recruited in Ireland, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers were ordered to spearhead the invasion of Gallipoli in Turkey. Deadlocked in trench warfare on the Western Front, the British High Command hoped the assault would be Germany's ally out of the war. Using letters and photographs, this book tells the story of the 'Dubs' officers and men called from an idyllic posting in England. They then set off on what was presented as a great adventure to win glory and capture Constantinople. The book also gives the story |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-302) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula.
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Military campaigns
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Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780750964777 |
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0750964774 |
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1845888650 |
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9781845888657 |
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