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Gallipoli sniper : the life of Billy Sing

Title
Gallipoli sniper : the life of Billy Sing / John Hamilton.
Author
Hamilton, John, 1940-
Publication
  • Barnsley : Frontline books, 2015.
  • Barnsley, South Yorkshire Frontline Books, 2015.
  • ©2008

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Description
xv, 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
An extraordinary account of a little-known aspect of the fighting in Gallipoli - the snipers' war which explores the remarkable career of Billy Sing, who was credited with shooting 201 Turkish soldiers.
Alternative Title
Gallipoli sniper : the remarkable life of Billy Sing.
Subjects
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: pages 232-240.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Yellow Canary -- ch. 2 Sound the Trumpet, Beat the Drum -- ch. 3 Prepare for War -- ch. 4 Mounting Up -- ch. 5 Boots and Saddles -- ch. 6 Salt and Sand -- ch. 7 Snipers Rule -- ch. 8 Hunting the Hunters -- ch. 9 Chatham's Post -- ch. 10 Midgley's Myrmidons -- ch. 11 Shooting the Illegitimates -- ch. 12 Abdul the Terrible -- ch. 13 Getting Out.
Call Number
JFE 15-5155
ISBN
  • 9781848329041
  • 1848329040
OCLC
910607494
Author
Hamilton, John, 1940- author.
Title
Gallipoli sniper : the life of Billy Sing / John Hamilton.
Imprint
Barnsley : Frontline books, 2015.
Publisher
Barnsley, South Yorkshire Frontline Books, 2015.
Copyright Date
©2008
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Bibliography: pages 232-240.
Research Call Number
JFE 15-5155
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