Gallipoli - The First Day

This book describes what went on around Anzac Cove on 25 April, 1915; from before the early morning landings until the close of action on that first night. It covers the reason why Australia was involved, how our soldiers arrived at Anzac Cove, and how they climbed the trails to higher ground after the landings. It finishes with a summary of what our Anzacs achieved on the first day. I have kept it short so that readers can read it from start to finish in one session. There are no battalion numbers to remember nor names to note. As you stand in silence waiting for your local Anzac Day dawn service to begin you will be able to ‘picture’ what our troops were going through at the same time of the morning on the same day about 100 years ago. Peter D. Condon