The Nek: A Gallipoli Tragedy French History he knows he must rejoin

he knows he must rejoin his regiment and fight until the end

In the months that followed

Army has always regarded preparing for war as its peacetime role

a young painter

nationalism and capitalism

The Nek: A Gallipoli Tragedy French History he knows he must rejoinDescription by Peter Burness Paperback On 7 August 1915, in an ill fated attempt to break the stalemate at Gallipoli, hundreds of Australian light horsemen repeatedly charged the massed rifles and machine guns of the Turkish soldiers. The charge at The Nek has been immortalized in art, literature and film and has come to epitomize both the futility and courage of the Gallipoli campaign. In this classic book, Peter Burness provides the best account