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The Battle for Lone Pine

The Battle for Lone Pine

Four Days of Hell at the Heart of Gallipolli

By David W. Cameron

Paperback / softback | ISBN 9780143572114

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The Battle for Lone Pine is the first book devoted to this cornerstone of the Anzac legend, drawing on unforgettable first-hand accounts scratched into diaries and letters home. The stories of the diggers, as well as the engineers, nurses, sappers, commanders and more, provide an invaluable record of the battle and serve as moving testimony to their courage in appalling conditions.

Most Australian have heard of Lone Pine. Too few know why.

Over four days in August 1915, Australians and Turks were thrown into some of the fiercest fighting of the war, on a small plateau in Gallipoli known as Lone Pine. Thousands of lives were lost. Seven of Australia's nine Gallipoli VCs were earned during brutal hand-to-hand combat in dark tunnels and in trenches just metres apart, bombarded by terrifying volleys of grenades.

The Battle for Lone Pine is the first book devoted to this cornerstone of the Anzac legend, drawing on unforgettable first-hand accounts scratched into diaries and letters home. The stories of the diggers, as well as the engineers, nurses, sappers, commanders and more, provide an invaluable record of the battle and serve as moving testimony to their courage in appalling conditions.

Today, pine trees are planted in remembrance around Australia. In Gallipoli, the Lone Pine Cemetery and Memorial attracts large crowds to commemorate Anzac Day. David W. Cameron's absorbing history reveals the fate of those who fought on the ground where they gather.

'A fine work of military and social history.' Weekend Australian

'We now have a powerfully written and well-illustrated book that focuses on this tragic action.' Sydney Morning Herald

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BOOK DETAILS

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN: 9780143572114
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Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia
Number of pages: 400
Width (mm): 136
Height (mm): 200
Depth (mm): 27

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