| Record Number |
904428 |
| ISBN |
9780733646676 (hardback) |
| Author |
FitzSimons, Peter author. |
| Title |
The last charge of the Australian Light Horse / Peter FitzSimons. |
| Publisher/Date |
Sydney, NSW : Hachette Australia, 2023. |
| ©2023 |
| Pagination etc. |
xxiv, 487 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm |
| Contents note |
"From the Australian bush to the Battle of Beersheba - an epic story of courage, resilience and derring-do" -- Cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary Note |
On 31st October 1917, as the day's light faded, the Australian Light Horse charged against their enemy. Eight hundred men and horses galloped four miles across open country, towards the artillery, rifles and machine guns of the Turks occupying the seemingly unassailable town of Beersheba. What happened in the next hour changed the course of history. This brave battle and the extraordinary adventures that led to it are brought vividly to life. It is an epic tale of farm boys, drovers, bank clerks, dentists, poets and scoundrels transported to fight a war half a world away, and is full of incredible characters: from Major Banjo Paterson to Lawrence of Arabia; the brilliant writer Trooper Ion Idriess and the humble General Harry Chauvel; the tearaway Test fast bowler 'Tibby' Cotter and the infamous warhorse, Bill the Bastard. All have their part to play in the enthralling, sprawling drama of the Australian Light Horse. |
| Subject |
Australia. -- Army. -- Australian Light Horse |
| Australia. -- Army. -- Australian Light Horse Regiment, 7th |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Australian |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Cavalry operations |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Israel |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Palestine |
| World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey |
| Shelf Location |
940.41294 FITZ |
