| Description |
xvii, 248 pages : illustrations, coat of arms, maps, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Prologue. The early years: portrait with background -- Editor's note -- The Straits Impregnable -- 1. Prelude to war -- 2. In the shadow of the pyramids -- 3. 'If you want peace, prepare for war' -- 4. To the Dardanelles -- 5. The landing at Anzac Cove -- 6. 'Dig, dig, dig, until you are safe' -- 7. The big guns of HMS Queen Elizabeth -- 8. In the Anzac trenches -- 9. Beauty among the carnage -- 10. The 'galloper' without a horse -- 11. The burial of three thousand corpses -- 12. The sinking of HMS Triumph -- 13. Putting on a show for the enemy -- 14. What brave hopes, what courage spent -- Epilogue. 'The Straits Impregnable', its aftermath, and Sydney Loch, the 'Scarlet of Pimpernel' World War II |
| Summary |
"As a young soldier in the battlefields of Gallipoli, Sydney Loch witnessed the horror of war first hand. His journal of what he saw became a book on his return to Australia. Hoping to avoid military censorship, his publishers dubbed Sydney's book a novel: 'The Straits Impregnable'. But as the war ground on and numbers of casualties grew, the publisher inserted a note saying the book was in fact true. 'The Straits Impregnable', which had enjoyed huge literary acclaim, was immediately withdrawn from sale by the censors. Sydney Loch's experiences in the war, shaped his life afterwards. With his wife, Joice Loch, he would go on to work in refugee camps in Poland and Palestine - and his many subsequent books, set in war torn countries reflected his humanitarian beliefs. Joice and Sydney, highly notable figures of the post-war generation, have garnered recent interest among historians for their lives and work. In 'To Hell and Back', historians Susanna and Jake de Vries have recovered and edited Sydney's book for a new generation of readers - and written a biography of his remarkable life." -- Publisher's website |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Loch, Sydney.
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Loch, Sydney., 1889-1954
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Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921) -- Biography.
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Australia. Australian Imperial Force. -- Biography
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Soldiers -- Australia -- Biography.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Australian.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Author |
De Vries, Jake.
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De Vries, Susanna.
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| LC no. |
2007405616 |
| ISBN |
0732285453 (paperback) |
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9780732285456 (paperback) |
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