Research Catalog

Title

Anzac treasures : the Gallipoli collection of the Australian War Memorial / Peter Pedersen.

Author

Pedersen, P. A. (Peter Andreas), 1952-

Publication

• Crows Nest, NSW Murdoch Books, an imprint of Allen & Unwin, 2014.
• ©2014

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Description

ix, 421 pages : illustrations (some colour), facsimiles, maps, portraits; 29 cm.

Summary

This landmark publication commemorates the centenary of the Great War's Gallipoli campaign, 25 April 1915 to 9 January 1916. 'ANZAC Treasures' approaches the subject of Gallipoli not only from a military perspective but also in terms of its social impact and its role in commemoration and nation building. It does so through the Memorial's immensely rich and varied National Collection, which provides a tangible link to ANZAC and gives an unparalleled insight into its many facets. The legend and reality of ANZAC are encapsulated within the relics, photographs, artworks, documentary records, personal diaries and letters that are displayed to dramatic and moving effect in a beautifully designed and produced commemorative volume.

Subject

• Australian War Memorial
• World War (1914-1918)
• 1914-1918
• World War, 1914-1918 > History
• World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula
• Military campaigns
• Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Foreword / by Dr Brendan Nelson -- Foreword / by Ben Roberts-Smith, VC MG -- 1. Collecting the record -- Captain Carrott -- Pens, pencils, paints and cameras -- The Australian Historical Mission -- 2. Off to war -- "'Emden' beached and done for" -- Commanders -- Egypt -- Collection items : off to war -- 3. Plans -- Maps -- Abdul -- Final thoughts -- Collection items : plans -- 4. The landing -- Two boats -- Lambert's landing -- Photographing the landing -- Recounting the landing -- Collection items : the landing -- 5. Holding on -- Tools of the trade -- Snipers -- Ellis Silas -- A strange day -- Heroes -- Quinn's post -- Collection items : holding on -- 6. Krithia -- "Come on, Australians" -- Collection items : Krithia -- 7. Life at Anzac -- Tunnelling to Constantinople -- Wounds and sickness -- The beach -- Water carrier -- Moviemaking -- Collection items : life at Anzac -- 8. The August offensive -- Evoking Lone Pine -- Lambert's Nek -- Monash -- Resting and nursing on Lemnos -- Collection items : the August offensive -- 9. At home -- The weapon on the wall -- Collection items : at home -- 10. Evacuation -- 'The Anzac book' -- Collection items : evacuation -- 11. Aftermath -- Nolan's Gallipoli -- Collection items : aftermath.

ISBN

• 9781742667232 (hardback)
• 1742667236 (hardback)

OCLC

• 890830415
• SCSB-11944876

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library