Gallipoli: Our Last Man Standing The Extraordinary Life of Alec Campbell
by Jonathan King
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 1740310667
- ISBN 13
- 9781740310666
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John wiley, Queensland, 2003. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. The story of Australia's last surviving Gallipoli veteranAddThis Sharing ButtonsLanding on the beach at Gallipoli, Alec Campbell, aged 16, looked more like a 12-year-old in his big brother's uniform. An Australian country boy caught up in a war he knew little about, on a peninsula he couldn't even spell, he eluded snipers as he carried water up the line to the trenches above Anzac Cove. Eventually he succumbed to illness and was evacuated to Cairo. Back home again, he went bush as a drover and jackaroo, but Gallipoli had opened his eyes to the iniquities of war and of Empire, and the Depression reinforced his political radicalisation. He became an active unionist, a socialist and a committed republican. Living with the injury he sustained at Gallipoli, he devoted much of his working life to helping others with disabilities. Alec Campbell, who went to war for adventure and lived to become a national icon, epitomises the Aussie larrikin and reluctant hero.. Size: 180mm-240mm. 223 pages. Dust Jacket has some shelf-wear as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Military & Warfare. ISBN: 1740310667. ISBN/EAN: 9781740310666. Inventory No: 12161. . 9781740310666
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- Bong Bong Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12161
- Title
- Gallipoli: Our Last Man Standing The Extraordinary Life of Alec Campbell
- Author
- Jonathan King
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- ISBN 10
- 1740310667
- ISBN 13
- 9781740310666
- Publisher
- John wiley
- Place of Publication
- Queensland
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- BZDB3 Biography & Autobiography; Military & Warfare. Unbranded ISBN: 1740310667 EAN: 9781740310666 Jonathan King Gallipoli: Our Last Man Standing The Extraordinary Life of Alec Campbell
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