| Author: | James Hurst | ISBN: | 9781921941894 |
| Publisher: | Big Sky Publishing | Publication: | February 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | James Hurst |
| ISBN: | 9781921941894 |
| Publisher: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Publication: | February 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Game to the Last reveals the story of the men of what would become one of the finest battalions which served in the war: Western Australias 11th Infantry Battalion, AIF, during the gruelling Gallipoli campaign of 1915. The narrative follows the battalion members as they leave their homes and lives in Western Australia, embark for overseas service, experience the excitement and boredom of arid and exotic Egypt, and undergo their baptism of fire in the first wave of the Australian and New Zealand landings at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. This is a story about sons, brothers, husbandswho became soldiers in a bloody war on foreign soil. Their experiences are documented and retold with admiration and respect, and remind the reader of the human face of war.
Game to the Last reveals the story of the men of what would become one of the finest battalions which served in the war: Western Australias 11th Infantry Battalion, AIF, during the gruelling Gallipoli campaign of 1915. The narrative follows the battalion members as they leave their homes and lives in Western Australia, embark for overseas service, experience the excitement and boredom of arid and exotic Egypt, and undergo their baptism of fire in the first wave of the Australian and New Zealand landings at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. This is a story about sons, brothers, husbandswho became soldiers in a bloody war on foreign soil. Their experiences are documented and retold with admiration and respect, and remind the reader of the human face of war.
