Official History of Australia in the War of 1914–1918 - Volume II

Volume II – The Story of ANZAC from 4 May, 1915, to the evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsula (11th edition, 1941)

Author: C E W Bean

This volume covers the period immediately following the disastrous Gallipoli landing of 25 April 1915, up until the evacuation of Helles in January of the following year. It deals in detail with the second battle of Krithia, the repulse of the Turks, the battles of Lone Pine and Sari Bair, and the landing at Suvla Bay. It also covers Lord Kitchener’s visit to Anzac and the subsequent British Government order to evacuate Anzac and Suvla.

Introduction by Alec J Hill, to the University of Queensland Press edition.

• Preface, Contents, Lists of illustrations, List of maps, and Chronology from 30th April 1915 to 8th January 1916 (440.97Kb PDF file)
  Pages i to xviii
• Chapter I – The Struggle for Krithia (2.22Mb PDF file)
  Pages 1 to 43
• Chapter II – The Change to Trench–warfare at Anzac (656.44Kb PDF file)
  Pages 44 to 56
• Chapter III – The Anzac Artillery and the Problem of the 400 Plateau (1.62Mb PDF file)
  Pages 57 to 85
• Chapter IV – The Problem of Monash Valley (2.21Mb PDF file)
  Pages 86 to 131
• Chapter V – The Turkish Attack of May 19th (1.88Mb PDF file)
  Pages 132 to 168
• Chapter VI – The Open Flank at Anzac (1.43Mb PDF file)
  Pages 169 to 197
• Chapter VII – May 29th – The Turks break into Quinn’s (1.58Mb PDF file)
  Pages 198 to 229
• Chapter VIII – The Solution of the Problem in Monash Valley (1.13Mb PDF file)
  Pages 230 to 253
• Chapter IX – The Growth of the Anzac Line (1.45Mb PDF file)
  Pages 254 to 284
• Chapter X – Operations in June and July (1.9Mb PDF file)
  Pages 285 to 324
• Chapter XI – German Officers’ Trench (1006.63Kb PDF file)
  Pages 325 to 345
• Chapter XII – The Beach (989.3Kb PDF file)
  Pages 346 to 365
• Chapter XIII – The Sickness of the Army (1.11Mb PDF file)
  Pages 366 to 387
• Chapter XIV – The “Self–government” of the A.I.F. (1.47Mb PDF file)
  Pages 388 to 418
• Chapter XV – New Troops – and a Mental Change (519.61Kb PDF file)
  Pages 419 to 429
• Chapter XVI – The Plan of the Second Offensive (2.2Mb PDF file)
  Pages 430 to 472
• Chapter XVII – The Preparatory Demonstrations – Leane’s Trench (1.06Mb PDF file)
  Pages 473 to 496
• Chapter XVIII – The Attack upon Lone Pine (1.97Mb PDF file)
  Pages 497 to 534
• Chapter XIX – The Counter–attack at Lone Pine (1.52Mb PDF file)
  Pages 535 to 566
• Chapter XX – The Night Advance on Sari Bair (1.64Mb PDF file)
  Pages 567 to 596
• Chapter XXI – The Feints of August 7th (1.86Mb PDF file)
  Pages 597 to 633
• Chapter XXII – The Checking of the Advance on August 7th (1Mb PDF file)
  Pages 634 to 651
• Chapter XXIII – The Attempt upon Hill 971 (774Kb PDF file)
  Pages 652 to 665
• Chapter XXIV – Chunuk Bair – the Climax in Gallipoli (1.13Mb PDF file)
  Pages 666 to 686
• Chapter XXV – Chunuk Bair – the Climax in Gallipoli (continued) (1.61Mb PDF file)
  Pages 687 to 717
• Chapter XXVI – Hill 60 (2.19Mb PDF file)
  Pages 718 to 762
• Chapter XXVII – The Fate of the Expedition (1.68Mb PDF file)
  Pages 763 to 797
• Chapter XXVIII – The Autumn (1.63Mb PDF file)
  Pages 798 to 829
• Chapter XXIX – The Onset of Winter (1.22Mb PDF file)
  Pages 830 to 852
• Chapter XXX – The Evacuation (1.56Mb PDF file)
  Pages 853 to 886
• Chapter XXXI – The Final Stage (1.21Mb PDF file)
  Pages 887 to 910
• Index (3.36Mb PDF file)
  Pages 911 to 975