On 25 April 1915, Allied forces landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula in present-day Turkey to secure the sea route between Britain & France in the west & Russia in the east. After eight months of terrible fighting, they would fail... To this day, Turkey regards the victory as a defining moment in its history, a heroic last stand in the defence of the Ottoman Empire. But, counter-intuitively, it would come to signify something perhaps even greater for the defeated allies, in particular the Australians & New Zealanders: the birth of their countries` sense of nationhood. Now, in the year that marks its centenary, the Gallipoli campaign (commemorated each year on 25 April, Anzac Day), resonates with significance as the origin & symbol of Australian & New Zealand identity. As such, the facts of the campaign (which was minor when compared to the overall scale of the First World War: Australian deaths were less than a sixth of their losses on the Western Front) are often forgotten or obscured. Now the celebrated journalist & author Peter Fitz Simons, with his trademark vibrancy & expert melding of writing & research, recreates the disastrous campaign as experienced by those who endured it or perished in the attempt. ...

On 15 April 1915, British & Dominion troops landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The campaign which followed lasted over eight months, & cost nearly 500, 000 Allied & Turkish casualites. In this study, Sir Robert Rhodes James sheds new light on the campaign, discounting many of its legends. ...

A century has now gone by, yet the Gallipoli campaign of 1915-16 is still infamous as arguably the most ill conceived, badly led & pointless campaign of the entire First World War. The brainchild of Winston Churchill, then First Lord of the Admiralty, following Turkey`s entry into the war on the German side, its ultimate objective was to capture the Gallipoli peninsula in western Turkey, thus allowing the Allies to take control of the eastern Mediterranean & increase pressure on the Central Powers to drain manpower from the vital Western Front. From the very beginning of the first landings, however, the campaign went awry, & countless casualties. The Allied commanders were ignorant of the terrain, & seriously underestimated the Turkish army which had been bolstered by their German allies. Thus the Allies found their campaign staled from the off & their troops hopelessly entrenched on the hillsides for long agonising months, through the burning summer & bitter winter, in appalling, dysentery-ridden conditions. By January 1916, the death toll stood at 21, 000 British troops, 11, 000 Australian & New Zeal&, & 87, 000 Turkish & the decision was made to withdraw, which in itself, ironically, was deemed to be a success. First published in 1956, when it won the inaugural Duff Cooper Prize, Alan Moorehead`s book is still regarded as the definitive work on this tragic episode of the Great War. One could argue he was the first writer to capture the true turmoil that occurred in this campaign with his colourful, analytical & compelling style of prose. Sir Max Hastings himself says in this new introduction that he was inspired as a young man by Moorehead`s books to become a reporter himself. With in-depth analysis of the campaign, the objectives both sides set themselves, & with character sketches of the main players, it brings the complex operation to life, showing how & why it went so terribly wrong & a century on, remains a by word for the loss of human life. ...

On 15th April 1915, British & Dominion troops landed on the Gallipoli Peninsula. Thecampaign which followed lasted over eight months & cost the terrible total of nearly halfa million Allied & Turkish casualties. The eventual failure of the Gallipoli campaign, afterheart-breaking opportunities had been missed, was a disastrous set-back to Allied hopes. Itremains one of the most engrossing & poignant tragedies in British military history. In our new edition of this classic in military writing, Robert Rhodes James was one of thefirst historians to work from the official archives & makes brilliant use of diaries & lettersof the men who fought there & the photographs they took. Gallipoli stands the test of time, bringing vividly to life the conditions & circumstances of acampaign which has never ceased to enthral the imagination. ...

Gallipoli Peninsula & the Dardanelles in a series of Major & Mrs Holt’s Battle Maps showing the whole peninsula with three enlargements: the Cap Helles
- Krithia area, the Suvla Plain, & the Anzac landing area on Z Beach. Present day road network is overprinted with extensive information on the battles there in 1915. On one side is an overview map of the whole peninsula with the southern coast of the Dardanelles at approx. 1:73, 000, indicating the direction of attacking forces. On the reverse the three main areas: the Cap Helles – Krithia (Alcitepe) tip of the peninusla, the Suvla Plain, & the Anzac beaches are shown enlarged with greater detail. The maps indicate the final front lines, locations of forts, memorials, museums, cemeteries, preserved trenches, gun/battery remains, etc. Each enlargement has a separate location index & several more panels provide additional lists of war cemeteries, memorials, Ross Bastiaan marker plaques, Victoria Cross winners or literary figures & personalities buried or commemorated on the peninsula, etc.
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Presenting more than 150 never-before-published photographs of the campaign, many taken by the soldiers themselves, together with unpublished written material from British, Anzac, French & Turkish, including eyewitness accounts of the landings, this is an unrivalled account of what really happened at Gallipoli. Van Emden`s gripping narrative & lucid analysis of Churchill`s infamous operation, compliments Chambers`s evocative images, showing how the rapid spread of diseases like dissentry, the lack of clean water & food, the tremendous losses on both sides affected morale, until finally in January 1916, in what were the best-laid plans of the entire disastrous campaign, the Allies successfully fooled the Turkish forces & evacuated their troops from the peninsula with no additional casualties. Leading First World War historian Richard van Emden & Gallipoli expert Stephen Chambers have produced an entirely fresh, personal & illuminating study of one of the Great War`s most catastrophic events. ...

Sverigeserien is an outdoor map series consisting of 116 sheets with coverage of southern & central Sweden & the northern coastline. The map is suitable for outdoor activities such as hiking, excursions, trail running, hunting, fishing, riding, cycling, mountain biking, paddling, skating & much more. Every sheet covers an area of 45x 68km. These topographical maps in scale 1:50 000 contain all the information needed for outdoor activities: Terrain information, hiking trails, illuminated tracks, camping, shelters, golf courses, leisure baths, historical remains, roads in different categories, railway lines & much more. Easy to read topography with contour lines, vertical interval 5 m. Sverigeserien is a high-quality map series & is durable for frequent use! Updated content with map data from Lantmäteriet (National Land Survey of Sweden) & printed on Polyart which is water & tear resistant. This means that the map can be folded repeatedly without breaking & can withstand the challenging weather in Sweden during both winter & summer. Legend is in Swedish, English & German. ...

What’s all the commotion? Animals in motion!“ Gallop!” is a wonderfully inventive Scanimation picture book. Once you open up the book, you won’t believe your eyes: the galloping horse, the strutting rooster. Each page is a marvel to flip & flip & flip again, the Scanimation technology literally animating the images to an incredible, awe-inspiring degree! ...

Gallop! Cards is a box set of 8 scanimation gift cards based on the best selling scanimation book Gallop! What’s all the commotion? Animals in motion! As each gift card is opened the animals appear to run before your eyes. Each gift box contains 8 blank cards (two of each design
- galloping horse, sprinting cat, frolicking dog & soaring eagle), 8 envelopes & 2 sticker sheets with simple messages & decorative shapes.
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Another volume in the widely-read New Naturalist series, this book is an in-depth study of the natural developments & history of Galloway & surrounding areas. Often overlooked due to the reputation of natural habitat in other parts of the country, the author here conveys the diversity & magnificence of nature in the south of Scotl&. Galloway & the borders is an extremely varied region, from saltmarshes & shingle beaches to rocky islands & seabird stations. The wide range of hills, displaying a wealth of rich colours, give the area its dominant character. The varied selection of flora & fauna only add to the diversity. ...