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The Artillery at Anzac

Adaption, Innovation and Education [Large Print 16pt]
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This meticulously researched book provides the first comprehensive study of the employment of artillery and naval gunfire support at Anzac. Faced with huge difficulties on inferior ground the Australian, New Zealand, Indian, and British gunners quickly adapted to a hostile environment, employing innovative techniques to counter superior numbers of Ottoman artillery and provide fire support to their infantry and light horse colleagues. How well they performed is a central theme of The Artillery at Anzac. Using a host of primary sources including official manuals, war diaries, operation orders, letters, and private papers the authors trace the story of this neglected feature of the Gallipoli campaign. Commencing with an evaluation of the nascent pre-war Australian and New Zealand artillery, they take the reader through the testing introduction to the realities of modern warfare, the trials and difficulties the gunners experienced throughout the campaign, to the phased evacuation in December, without alerting the Ottomans to the re-duced number of guns. Along the way, they challenge a long held controversy concerning the light horse charge at the Nek, and evaluate the effectiveness of the fire support provided to the infantry attacks, including that at Lone Pine, the attacks on the Sari Bair Range, and at Hill 60. In doing so, the authors illuminate long-buried information to provide new and penetrating insights into the campaign at Anzac.

Author Biography:

Major General Paul Stevens AO graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1967 and saw operational service in South Vietnam with 105 Battery, 1st Field Regiment. Later he was Commanding Officer/Chief Instructor of the School of Artillery, Director of Studies at the Army Command and Staff College, and Chief of Personnel - Army. He has previously written papers on the employment of artillery at Gallipoli and at the Battle of Fromelles. Brigadier Chris Roberts AM, CSC graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, in 1967 and saw operational service in South Vietnam with the 3rd Special Air Service Squadron. Later he commanded the Special Air Service Regiment, the Special Forces Group, and Northern Command. He is the author of the seminal and highly acclaimed The Landing at Anzac, 1915, several articles and book chapters on Gallipoli, and is co-author of Anzacs on the Western Front: The Australian War Memorial Battlefield Guide. He is a Visiting Fellow at the University of NSW (Canberra).
Release date Australia
June 3rd, 2021
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
728
Dimensions
156x234x46
ISBN-13
9780369392398
Product ID
37873041

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