Dodging the Devil Tapa blanda - 2016

Hardie Grant Books, Richmond, Victoria, 2016. First Edition. Softcover (Photographic). Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic. Preface, two appendices and notes. Throughout the text there are black-and-white photographs and reproductions of the author's letters; and, between pages 138 and 139 there are eight pages of colour reproductions of more letters and the occasional black-and-white photograph. Photographic paperback binding with dark red and black coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. This book is based on the letters that George Martindale sent back to his family while he was fighting in World War I. From the landing at Gallipoli in 1915, fighting at Loan Pine, then on to Fromelles and Bulluecourt (where he was injured) he sent letters home and described what he saw and went through to various members of his family. Quoting the rear panel blurb " ... George's letters were to his family but more so to prosperity. They retain the scent of the trenches, and… Leer más

Hardie Grant Books. Fine. 2016. Paperback. 1743792158 . 154 X 23 X 237 millimeters; 250 pages .

Hardie Grant Books, Australia, 2016. Softcover. Very Good Condition. On the 21st August 1914, George Martindale, along with many of his peers, enlisted for the war in service of Australia. Part of the 5th Battalion, he served for over 3 years and witnessed some of the largest and most catastrophic battles of World War 1. From the very beginning, when George was sent to Egypt to undertake training with some of the first of the enlisted men, he wrote home. He documented his daily life in the war - the events, his feelings and opinions - and sent these messages and photographs back to his family in Melbourne.His military experience took him through some of the most notorious battles of the war - he was sent to Gallipoli and fought in the battle of Lone Pine, eventually being evacuated when the troops were pulled out. He was then sent to France where he was a part of the infamous Fromelles battle, where in one night more than 5000 Australian casualties virtually wiped out his Division. He… Leer más

Australia: Hardie Grant Books. Very Good. Paperback. 2016. 256 pages. light wear / marks<br><br><p><strong>DODGING THE DEV IL: Letters from the Front</strong><br /><br />by George Martinda le <br /><br />Hardie Grant Books, Australia, 2016<br />ISBN 9781 743792155<br />trade pb, 256pp<br /><br />VERY GOOD: light wear / marks<br /><br />On the 21st August 1914, George Martindale, alo ng ... .