Gallipoli

De: Peter FitzSimons

Narrado por: Robert Meldrum

On 25 April 1915, Allied forces landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in present-day Turkey to secure the sea route between Britain and France in the west and Russia in the east. After eight months of terrible fighting, they would fail.

Turkey regards the victory to this day as a defining moment in its history, a heroic last stand in the defence of the nation's Ottoman Empire. But, counter-intuitively, it would signify something perhaps even greater for the defeated Australians and New Zealanders involved: the birth of their countries' sense of nationhood.

Now approaching its centenary, the Gallipoli campaign, commemorated each year on Anzac Day, reverberates with importance as the origin and symbol of Australian and New Zealand identity. As such, the facts of the battle – which was minor against the scale of the First World War and cost less than a sixth of the Australian deaths on the Western Front – are often forgotten or obscured. Peter FitzSimons, with his trademark vibrancy and expert melding of writing and research, recreates the disaster as experienced by those who endured it or perished in the attempt.

©2014 Peter FitzSimons (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

brilliant and stirring

should be compulsory reading for all Australian children. i really enjoyed the book and while at first I was unsure of the narrator i really thought it was read really well. highly recommended.

My first audiobook experience

I've always struggled to finish books because I am a slow reader who tends to re-read the same paragraphs over and over again.

I could not have hoped for a better introduction to audiobooks, it truly was a great experience with the superb narration and amazing level of detail expertly told in a way that was not overwhelming and helped paint a very vivid image.

I thought I knew a fair bit about Gallipoli but Peter showed me that I had only scratched the surface. This should be compulsory for all Australians to listen to.

Fantastic book. Anzac

What a great story, but what a waste of life.
Stupid rule, that I had to use 15 caracters for a headline

Brilliant

Just as all of his books are. I always love his story-telling. This one is up there with the best

Excellent highly readable narrative.

Relaxed, almost diary style with very personal focus on individual stories and a hell of a lot of Aussie spirit.