Silent landscape at Gallipoli: the battlefields of the Dardanelles, one hundred years on

Gallipoli lies at the gates to the East and just a few miles north of the ancient City of Troy. For just a short time in early 1915, it seemed that this place held the key to an imagined world beyond; it did not, and the only true victors were the Turks. For the British, it was a dreadful defeat wit...

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Main Author: Doughty, Simon (Author)
Other Authors: Kerr, James (Photographer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Warwick Helion & Company Limited 2018
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Summary:Gallipoli lies at the gates to the East and just a few miles north of the ancient City of Troy. For just a short time in early 1915, it seemed that this place held the key to an imagined world beyond; it did not, and the only true victors were the Turks. For the British, it was a dreadful defeat with no consolation, while for the Australians and New Zealanders, it was a defining moment in their journey to national identity. Today, the battlefield is almost untouched by time - a lonely and haunted place... remote under an idyllic Aegean sky. Evocative and richly atmospheric photographs of the Gallipoli Peninsula's battlefields today
Physical Description:213 Seiten Karten
ISBN:9781911512738

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