https://bwdlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/ALLENQ?QRY=GENSU%3A%20(WORLD%20%2B%20WAR%20%2B%201914%20%2B%201918%20%2B%20CAMPAIGNS%20%2B%20TURKEY%20%2B%20GALLIPOLI%20%2B%20PENINSULA)&QRYTEXT=Subject%3A%20World%20War%2C%201914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli%20Peninsula%20(Keywords)&SETLVL=SET&SORTS=MAIN.CREATED_DATE.DESC%5DMAIN.CREATED_TIME.DESC&NRECS=20 Spydus Search Results en © 2022 Civica Pty Limited. All rights reserved. https://bwdlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3774112 From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them. He walked the route Harry took on that fatal, final day of his life amid the mud of northern France. And as he did so, a life that had previously existed in the shadows was revealed to him. From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them. He walked the route Harry took on that fatal, final day of his life amid the mud of northern France. And as he did so, a life that had previously existed in the shadows was revealed to him.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Palin, Michael<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>UK : Penguin Books, 2024.<br />xiii, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Cherry Tree Library - (Blackburn Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - B/PAL - Biography - In-transit from Blackburn BSD to Cherry Tree Library (Set: 07 May 2024) - 30303019221417<br /> https://bwdlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=3624597 From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them. He walked the route Harry took on that fatal, final day of his life amid the mud of northern France. And as he did so, a life that had previously existed in the shadows was revealed to him. From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them. He walked the route Harry took on that fatal, final day of his life amid the mud of northern France. And as he did so, a life that had previously existed in the shadows was revealed to him.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Palin, Michael<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Hutchinson Heinemann, 2023.<br />xiii, 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm<br /><br />Blackburn Library - (Blackburn Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - B/PAL - Biography - Available - 30303018958654<br />Darwen Library - (Blackburn Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - 940.341 - History - Available - 30303018958662<br /> https://bwdlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1783554 Arthur Tarrant, an Oxford graduate headed for his uncle's law firm, changes path, leaving behind his fiancée Sylvia, and joins the army, destined for Gallipoli. There, his life becomes entwined with that of Fred Chaffey, a country boy from Dorset. Arthur Tarrant, an Oxford graduate headed for his uncle's law firm, changes path, leaving behind his fiancée Sylvia, and joins the army, destined for Gallipoli. There, his life becomes entwined with that of Fred Chaffey, a country boy from Dorset.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Billington, Rachel<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion Books, 2015.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion Books, 2015.<br />530 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm<br /><br />Blackburn Library - (Blackburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F - General - Available - 30303018419319<br /> https://bwdlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1722492 Arthur Tarrant, an Oxford graduate headed for his uncle's law firm, changes path leaving behind his fiancée Sylvia and joins the army, destined for Gallipoli. There, his life becomes entwined with that of Fred Chaffey, a country boy from Dorset. Arthur Tarrant, an Oxford graduate headed for his uncle's law firm, changes path leaving behind his fiancée Sylvia and joins the army, destined for Gallipoli. There, his life becomes entwined with that of Fred Chaffey, a country boy from Dorset.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Billington, Rachel<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion Books, 2015.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>London : Orion Books, 2015.<br />531 pages : maps (black and white) ; 24 cm<br /><br />Cherry Tree Library - (Blackburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F - General - Available - 30303015681028<br />Darwen Library - (Blackburn Libraries) - Adult Fiction - F - General - Available - 30303015681036<br /> https://bwdlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1701192 Do you have an ancestor who served in the Gallipoli campaign in the First World War? Perhaps you have thought of visiting the battlefields in Turkey and the monuments that commemorate them, and want to find out exactly where and when your ancestor served and what part he played in the landings and the fighting that followed? This practical and informative handbook is an ideal guide to the struggle for the Gallipoli peninsula and the stories of the men who took part in it. Do you have an ancestor who served in the Gallipoli campaign in the First World War? Perhaps you have thought of visiting the battlefields in Turkey and the monuments that commemorate them, and want to find out exactly where and when your ancestor served and what part he played in the landings and the fighting that followed? This practical and informative handbook is an ideal guide to the struggle for the Gallipoli peninsula and the stories of the men who took part in it.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Fowler, Simon<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Barnsley : Pen & Sword Family History, 2015.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Barnsley : Pen & Sword Family History, 2015.<br />160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm<br /><br />Blackburn Library - (Blackburn Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - 929.1072 - Biography - Available - 30303015672225<br /> https://bwdlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1552817 On 6th May 1915, Henry Friston, a 21-year-old seaman, rejoined his battleship after ten days in Hell, otherwise known only as 'X Beach', Gallipoli. Henry, ferrying the wounded from the battlefield, had not slept or eaten for three days. Somehow, in the midst of the bombardments he met an unlikely companion - a tortoise. On 6th May 1915, Henry Friston, a 21-year-old seaman, rejoined his battleship after ten days in Hell, otherwise known only as 'X Beach', Gallipoli. Henry, ferrying the wounded from the battlefield, had not slept or eaten for three days. Somehow, in the midst of the bombardments he met an unlikely companion - a tortoise.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Foreman, Michael, 1938-<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Dorking, Surrey : Templar, 2015.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Dorking, Surrey : Templar, 2015.<br />120 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cm<br /><br />Cherry Tree Library - (Blackburn Libraries) - Junior Fiction - JF - General - Available - 30303015666722<br /> https://bwdlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=1149397 The landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 25 April 1915 represented the greatest amphibious operation carried out during WW1. This book tells the story of the 39 men whose bravery on the battlefield was rewarded by the Victoria Cross. The landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 25 April 1915 represented the greatest amphibious operation carried out during WW1. This book tells the story of the 39 men whose bravery on the battlefield was rewarded by the Victoria Cross.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Snelling, Stephen<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Stroud : Sutton, 1999.<br />xv, 264p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 25 cm.<br />VCs of the First World War<br /><br />Blackburn Library - Basement stack - (Blackburn Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - 940.425 Basement - History - Available - 30303010740431<br /> https://bwdlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=803222 The first modern seaborne landing of British and Allied forces on a hostile, and what proved to be a well-defended peninsula, the Gallipoli campaign of 1914-15 continues to be much discussed. This book focuses on the naval dimension, both prior to and during the campaign. The first modern seaborne landing of British and Allied forces on a hostile, and what proved to be a well-defended peninsula, the Gallipoli campaign of 1914-15 continues to be much discussed. This book focuses on the naval dimension, both prior to and during the campaign.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rudenno, Victor<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2008.<br />x, 338 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.<br /><br />Blackburn Library - (Blackburn Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - 940.426 - History - Available - 30303017216476<br /> https://bwdlibraries.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/WPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=6188 This text describes in some detail the actions just prior and after the landings on the beaches around Helles by the British 29 Division on those fateful days of the 25 and 26 April 1915. This text describes in some detail the actions just prior and after the landings on the beaches around Helles by the British 29 Division on those fateful days of the 25 and 26 April 1915.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Author: </span>Rodge, Huw<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Published: </span>Barnsley : Leo Cooper, 2003.<br />191 p. : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 22 cm.<br />Battleground Europe. Gallipoli<br /><br />Darwen Library - (Blackburn Libraries) - Adult Non-Fiction - 940.426 - History - Available - 30303012254399<br />