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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Joseph Murray was a young Scottish miner at the start of World War I. His brother had earlier joined the Royal Navy and left home for the war in June 1914 (he was later lost when his ship was sunk by the Germans in the South Pacific). By October, Joseph had answered Churchill's call for volunteers for the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves. This was to be a infantry brigade formed of seamen for action in the Dardanelles campaign. Murray details his entry into service, his training, and then transport to Egypt, and, finally, the landing on the Gallipoli peninsula. His story of the campaign is an excellent reminder that war is hell and is something to be avoided at all costs. That is particularly the case when one is involved in a campaign so poorly planned and executed as the Gallipoli landings and the fighting that followed. The British and Commonwealth troops were immediately pinned down in unfavorable terrain against a skillful and determined enemy that had been very much forewarned of the landings. Murray's infantry group is immediately decimated in fierce fighting that quickly devolves into the same sort of trench warfare that was going on on the Western Front. Murray's abilities as a miner eventually lead to his becoming a "sapper", a soldier responsible for undermining enemy positions in order to place explosives. Of course, the enemy had its own sappers, and it was very often the case that the sappers from both sides were digging in order to place explosives that would destroy their counterparts. Murray's descriptions of these harrowing episodes are the highlight of the work. Both sets of sappers could hear each other digging, and the goal was to place explosives and explode them before the other guys could. Murray also does an excellent job of describing just how miserable the lives of the 40,000 troops on the narrow strip were before the campaign was finally called off. The fact that he came through the campaign without serious injury is simply amazing. The only real negative of this version by Cerberus Publishing is that it wasn't very well edited. If you can overlook all the typos, it is a rewarding read. ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Beginning in 1915, the Gallipoli Campaign was intended to knock the Turkish Empire out of the First World War and open a supply route to Russia, strengthening the Allies immeasurably in the process. But thanks to the military incompetence of the higher commands, it ended in tragedy and unimaginable suffering, as the battle turned into a war of nerves largely played out in the hellish setting of the tunnels constantly being built by either side. The human cost was vast, with more than 50,000 Allied soldiers losing their lives, and it became known as the most controversial action of the war. Joseph Murray was one of the 400,000 British and Empire troops who took part and along with his comrades from the UK, Australia and New Zealand, showed extraordinary heroism and courage in the face of terrible hardship and danger. Gallipoli 1915 is his account of the campaign. Based on a diary Murray kept at the time and his later letters home, this riveting and detailed true story of a young man at war serves as a stunning tribute to the bravery shown by Murray and his fellow soldiers, and to the sacrifices they made in the name of their country. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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