Sharon Evans Big Sky Publishing – Marketing & Communications
New Book challenges many of the cherished myths of the landing at Gallipoli — myths that have endured for almost a century.
“Peter Hart, a British historian who has written on Gallipoli, states The Landing at Anzac, 1915 is the first truly cogent account the Anzac landing.”
Canberra author and highly-awarded retired serviceman Chris Roberts’ new book The Landing at Anzac, 1915 (Big Sky Publishing)breaks new ground as it uncovers the sequence of events of that historic first day at Gallipoli. Roberts’challenges many of the cherished myths of the most celebrated battle in Australian and New Zealand history — myths that have endured for almost a century and delivers some startling findings. However the author’s interest extends beyond the simple debunking of hallowed myths, and he produces a number of lessons for the armies of today.
Chris Roberts seeks to not only question the commonly accepted myths that have coloured the perceptions of several generations, but also to describe the battle from ‘both sides of the hill’, considering the actions of the Anzacs and also those of their Ottoman opponents. Including interviews with Veterans of the landing, this meticulously researched account questions several of the claims of Charles Bean’s magisterial and much-quoted Australian official history and presents a fresh examination of the evidence from a range of participants.
The Landing at Anzac, 1915 pulls the Gallipoli campaign into the modern era and provides a compelling argument for its continuing relevance.
To be launched by Alex Sloane, Presenter ABC Radio Canberra
Date: Thursday 11 April
Time: 4:30pm for a 5pm start
Venue: The Military Shop, 65 Kembla Street, Fyshwick
RSVP: Wednesday 3 April | [email protected] Or 02 9918 2168
The Landing at Anzac, 1915 Number 12 in the Australian Army History Units – Campaigns Series.
The Landing at Anzac, 1915
Chris Roberts
Paperback | 192pgs | Full colour – photos & illustrations
Australian – Military – History – WW1 – Gallipoli
Bookstores April 2013
$19.99
978-1-922132-20-8
Available on Amazon, Google and IBooks.
Number 12 in the Australian Army History Units – Campaigns Series.
The Series focuses on leadership, command, strategy, tactics, lessons and personal experiences of war.
