Gallipoli Correspondent; The Frontline Diary of C. E. W. Bean

George Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1985. Reprint. Softcover (Illustrated). Good. Abbreviations, acknowledgements, introduction by selector, notes, biographical notes, select bibliography and index. Illustrated end pages, both different, showing coloured reproductions of F. R. Crozier's 'The Beach at Anzac'; and, G. W. Lambert's "The Charge of the Third Light Horse at the Nek". Black-and-white photographic frontispiece of the author taken at Gallipoli. The text is illustrated with contemporary black-and-white photographs. Illustrated paperback binding with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. C. E. W. Bean was the only pressman to go ashore on that fateful day of 25th of April when the allies landed at Gallipoli, and he stayed on the front lines until Gallipoli was evacuated. " ... Throughout the fiercest battles, he would sit in the dust or mud of the frontline trench taking notes or making sketches. Night after night he sat in his tiny dugout and wrote his diary all that he had seen and done. Its pages flow with powerful description of battle, touching eulogies to the common soldier and scathing criticisms of senior officers whose mistakes cost men their lives. he took over 700 quite remarkable photograph; with the diary, they constitute the most graphic personal account we have of Gallipoli." – from rear panel blurb. A selection from that most monumental work. Rubbing of the book edges and panels, with some creasing to the corners. The white of the background has become a little yellowed and there are some marks and stains present. Age toning of the textblock edges. A previous owner has made some annotations to the text. Size: Square Octavo. [6], 7 - 217, [3] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Military & Warfare; Journalism; Turkey; WW I; Diary. Inventory No: 0130231. .