Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Gallipoli: A Guide to New Zealand Battlefields and Memorials - The perfect introduction to New Zealand’s Gallipoli.


Gallipoli: A Guide to New Zealand Battlefields and Memorials – Ian McGibbon
Gallipoli is one of the most significant sites in the story of New Zealand’s First World War – a symbol of great sacrifice and camaraderie, and the heart of ongoing Anzac commemorations.
This is the indispensable handbook to the history and geographic features of the campaign for a modern, general readership.
Easy-to-follow and highly illustrated, it introduces the battlefields, cemeteries and memorials, detailing the stories behind each and offering historical overviews of New Zealand’s involvement.

About the author:
DR IAN McGIBBON, ONZM, was formerly General Editor (War History) at the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, having begun his career as the Defence Historian at the Ministry of Defence. A widely acclaimed author, he has had a hand in over 15 books, including such major publications as The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Military History (ed., 2000), New Zealand and the Second World War: The People, The Battles and the Legacy (2004), New Zealand’s Great War: New Zealand, the Allies and the First World War (2007), The Penguin Book of New Zealanders at War (co-ed., 2009), and New Zealand’s Vietnam War (2010). For the last five years, Ian has been involved in the Joint Historical and Archaeological Survey of the Anzac Battlefield, a tri-nation project at Gallipoli.

24 October 2014 | $25.00 | Penguin Group (NZ)

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