![]() ![]() Mary-Anne OConnor Narrated by: Holly Robinson Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins Unabridged Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0. Evacuation began in December 1915, and was completed early the following January. Gallipoli Street By: Mary-Anne OConnor Narrated by: Rebecca Macauley Length: 13 hrs and 48 mins. By mid-October, Allied forces had suffered heavy casualties and had made little headway from their initial landing sites. Lack of sufficient intelligence and knowledge of the terrain, along with a fierce Turkish resistance, hampered the success of the invasion. Mary-Anne lives in a house overlooking her beloved bushland in northern Sydney with her husband Anthony, their two sons Jimmy and Jack, and their very spoilt dog Saxon. The campaign began with a failed naval attack by British and French ships on the Dardanelles Straits in February-March 1915 and continued with a major land invasion of the Gallipoli Peninsula on April 25, involving British and French troops as well as divisions of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC). "The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915-16, also known as the Battle of Gallipoli or the Dardanelles Campaign, was an unsuccessful attempt by the Allied Powers to control the sea route from Europe to Russia during World War I. ©2015 Mary-Anne OConnor (P)2015 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. But more than that, this book shows us where we have come from as a nation by revealing the adversity and passions that forged us. For books that are about the Battle of Gallipoli and its aftermath.įor non-fiction, please make sure the book is dedicated and specific to his campaign, not just WW1 in general. A love letter to Australian landscape and character, Gallipoli Street celebrates both mateship and the enduring quality of real love. ![]()
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