Research Catalog

Title

From Gallipoli to Gaza : the desert poets of World War One / Jill Hamilton.

Author

Hamilton, Jill, Duchess of, 1940-2018

Publication

East Roseville, N.S.W. : Simon & Schuster, 2003.

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Description

ix, 277 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports.; 21 cm.

Summary

:"From Gallipoli to Gaza" brings together, for the first time, poems written by men who served inthe Middle East in World War One. The soldier-poets whos works apear in this unique collection include Rupert Brooke, Leon Gellert, A. P. Herbert, "Banjo" Paterson, James Griffyth Fairfax, Harley Matthews, Celm Attlee, T. E. Lawrence, Edwin "Trooper Gerardy" Gerard and Siegfried Sassoon. What was it like to be at the battlefront? What were the experiences of the common soldier? Each poem encapsulates the emotions and day to day experiences of the soldiers -- a vivid account of the horrors and privations at the battles of Gallipoli, Egypt, Palestine, Mesopotamia and Syria. The voices of the British, Australian, and other Commonwealth soldiers from over three-quarters of a century ago stil strike a vibrant chord today. Linking these poems is the story of the conflict between these unlikely foes from 1915 to 1918, a clash which led to the formation of the states of Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria ..." -- Back cover.

Alternative Title

• Desert poets of World War One
• Desert poets of World War I

Subject

• 1914-1918
• World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Middle East > Poetry
• Desert warfare > Poetry

Genre/Form

• Poetry
• War poetry.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [264]-266) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

1914: why Turkey was suddenly an enemy -- Australians depart for war -- Rupert Brooke en route to Gallipoli -- From Lemnos and Imbros to Gallipoli -- Gallipoli -- Poems for lost brothers -- Winter 1915: leaving Gallipoli by nightfall -- Australian troops in Egypt and Palestine -- Banjo Paterson in Egypt -- Prisoners of war -- Mesopotamia -- Siegfried Sassoon -- Road to Damascus -- Aftermath.

ISBN

0731811879 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 56469302
• SCSB-12551303

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library