The Desert Column

by Ion L. Idriess

Book Overview

Leaves from the Diary of an Australian Trooper in Gallipoli, Sinai, and Palestine during WW1

The Desert Column is based on the diaries that Idriess kept throughout the war. Published in 1932, it is one of Idriess' earliest works. Harry Chauvel noted in the foreword that it was the only book of the campaign that to his knowledge was "viewed entirely from the private soldier's point of view..."

Idriess served...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1923024817
• ISBN13: 9781923024816
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: ETT Imprint
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"