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Defending Gallipoli : The Turkish Story
Paperback Edition: 1
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 and New Zealand 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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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 and New Zealand 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.
Pages : 306
Publisher : Melbourne University Press
Publication date : 2015-03-02
Subjects: Non-fiction, Humanities, History, First World War