Scarecrow army : the Anzacs at Gallipoli (2005)

by Leon Davidson

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On 25 April 1915, thousands of Australians and New Zealanders landed at an unnamed cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula. They had come to fight the Turks. They thought the battle would be over in three days. Months later they were still in the trenches they'd dug at the landing. Anzac Cove became a graveyard where bodies lay above the ground and the ...… (more)

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This book is half fiction, half non-fiction, and the balance works really well. He writes about the movie Gallipoli not having any NZ soldiers in it and attempts to redress this by quoting NZ, Aus and Turkish soldiers. The naivety and innocence lost of the nations in an undercurrent that runs through the account. It was absolutely fascinating some of the things that they did, mistakes made and also the heroism of the soldiers as they fought in such a terrible stalemate.
p.56-58 a NZ soldier’s recollection of his first kill. (

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nicsreads | Apr 21, 2007 |

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CBCA Book of the Year (Winner – Eve Pownall Award – 2006)

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New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults (Winner – Non Fiction – 2006)

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World War I (1914 | 1918)

Gallipoli Campaign (1915-04-25 | 1916-01-09)

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On 25 April 1915, thousands of Australians and New Zealanders landed at an unnamed cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula. They had come to fight the Turks. They thought the battle would be over in three days. Months later they were still in the trenches they'd dug at the landing. Anzac Cove became a graveyard where bodies lay above the ground and the ...

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