Gallipoli: The New Zealand story - Hardcover

Pugsley, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340338776 ISBN 13: 9780340338773

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 1984

Synopsis

Gallipoli is perhaps New Zealand's most enduring myth, our 'finest hour', a bitter, bloody and tragic campaign in which 2721 young men lost their lives of the 8556 who fought there. The campaign is glorified in our observance of Anzac Day, but the true story of New Zealand's involvement has never been comprehensively told. Army historian Christopher Pugsley, an expert in the campaign, has now collated his extensive research and interviews with survivors to provide a narrative which takes into account every aspect of Gallipoli and its impact on both the New Zealanders who fought there and on the country that sent them. Gallipoli - The New Zealand Story provides the first major evaluation of one of our most important historical events, and many decades after the battle, strips bare the myth of Anzac and does justice to the reality of that epic campaign.

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher Puglsey is a freelance historian and lives in Wellington. He served as a professional soldier in the New Zealand Army, retiring as a Lieutenant-Colonel in 1988 to pursue his interest as a historian. This book was originally published in 1998 to great critical acclaim. His other books include Te Hokowhitu a Tu (1995), a history of the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the First World War, and Scars on the Heart (1996) a military history of New Zealand.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0340338776
• ISBN 13: 9780340338773
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384