George martindale (6 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 256 pages. light wear / marksOn the 21st August 1914, George Martindale, along with many of his peers, enlist ed for the war in service of Australia. Part of the 5th Battalion, he served for over 3 years and witnessed some of the largest and most catastrophic battles of World War 1. From the very beginning, when George was sent to Egypt to undertak e training with some of the first of the enlisted men, he wrote home. He documen ted his daily life in the war - the events, his feelings and opinions - and sent these messages and photographs back to his family in Melbourne. His military experience took him through some of the most notorious battles of the war - he was sent to Gallipoli and fought in the battle of Lone Pine, ev entually being evacuated when the troops were pulled out. He was then sent to Fr ance where he was a part of the infamous Fromelles battle, where in one night mo re than 5000 Australian casualties virtually wiped out his Division. He went on to Bullecourt, also a notorious battleground on the Western front, where he was seriously injured, putting an end to his army career. His letters tell his story beginning with the excitement of signing up and sailing across the world to fig ht the enemy, to world weary after having seen so much death and destruction. Hi s letters tell the revealing real-life story of Gallipoli, Fromelles and Bulleco urt. Through George Martindale's letters we see the First Wo rld War through his eyes, and experience the war as he did.…

Soft cover. Zustand: Fair. Fair condition, paper bound octavo, wear to covers, internally clean, viii and pagination 209 to 416. [QP].

Encuadernación de tapa dura. Zustand: Bien. 1� Edición. Tapa dura. Buen estado. Dep. Legal: B. 25235-1968. 654 ilustraciones de ellas 192 en color. 462 fotografías, dibujos, mapas, planos y cuadros cronológicos. Dirigida por Joan Evans. Gran formato. Historia. Historia del arte. VV.AA. (illustrator). …

Pamphlet. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. 8pp.

Zustand: New.

Single Issue Magazine. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. Pages 194-286 plus 16 pages of ads. Features: The Floating Death - a North Sea trawler skipper's heroic battle with a mine entangled in the trawler's nets; The Darkest Hour - Part II - experiences in the great Serbian (WWI) retreat to Albania (with photo of the Serbian Cavalry fording the River Drin and more); The Snake-Hunter - John Rolliston's terrible fight; The Sheriff's Ruse - how the Sheriff of Deadwood tricked three desperadoes; Real-Life Romances of the War (WWI) - Part II; A Year In Arctic Siberia - Part III - amazing article and photos taken by Polish authoress M.A. Czaplicka as she travelled 6,000 miles researching the nomadic Yenisei tribes; Baiting the "Boche" - the people of Brussels turn their humour upon the humourless huns who have taken possession of their city; Remarkable Rocks - photo-illustrated article of remarkable rocks around the world; The Girl Sergeant - young Zoe Smirnova joined the Russian Army at age 15 and fought in the battlefields of Galicia; From Job to Job Around the World - Part V - two young Americans spend time in India, with great photos; A Theatre in Cannibal-Land - Papuan savages entertain themselves with amateur theatricals! (article with great photos); A Black Outlaw - a native desperado gives Natal Police much trouble; On the Way to War - the adventures of two young Americans, Herbert H. Hope and Jack Heward, who struggle to make their way to England to fight the Germans; and more. Somewhat above-average external wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A worthy copy of this great vintage issue.; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; Wide World - The Magazine for Men, July 1916, No. 219, Vol. XXXVII: The Floating Death (Mines) North Sea trawler skipper's heroic battle with a mine entangled in the trawler's nets; The Darkest Hour - Part II - experiences in the great Serbian (WWI) retr. Illustrated by Gilbert, A.; Holloway, W.H.; Rountree, H.; Somerfield,Thomas; Buchanan, Fred; Soper, George; Evison, G.H.; Pride, Sid; Gillett,Frank (illustrator).…