Gardens of Hell : battles of the Gallipoli Campaign / Patrick Gariepy.

Collection type	Library
Author	Gariepy, Patrick, author.;
Call Number	940.426 G232g
Document type	Monograph
Year	2014.
Pagination	xiv, 368 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Publisher	Potomac Books,
Note	Formerly CIP. Includes bibliographical references and index. Examines the human side of one of the great tragedies of modern warfare, the Gallipoli campaign of WW I. The story of the battle is told in the combatant's own words - drawn from diaries, letters, and stories passed down through generations of families.
Place made	Lincoln, Neb. :

Abstract

"A day which I shall not forget": the battle is joined -- "The results were disastrous": forcing the Dardanelles -- "Death on the eve of battle": the preparations -- "My God it's all horrible": the landings of April 25, 1915: ANZAC -- "This place was litt ered with dead from the boats": the landings of April 25, 1915: Helles -- "Had we gone forward we should have been wiped out": the battles of April: Helles -- "They died like gallant officers and gentlemen": the May battles -- "A lot of our poor fellows w ere drowned": the war at sea -- "We had the great experience to have a glimpse of Hell": the June battles -- "There was no one left to fire": battles of August and the final offensives -- "Not actually all the King's men": the battles of July 12 and Augus t 12 -- "And all suffered severely": the great storm, November 27-28, 1915 -- "We have lost the game": evacuation.