The NEK: A Gallipoli Tragedy

by Peter Burness

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 ever published of the formation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781593078
• ISBN13: 9781781593073
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"