Voyage to GallipoliPeter Plowman.

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Plowman, Peter [Author]

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online resource

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9781922013897
9781922013903

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D568 .V693 2013

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Australia; 6. Gathering the Troops -- New Zealand; 7. Preparing the Ships; 8. False Start; 9. The Long Wait; 10. From New Zealand to Albany; 11. Around the Coast to Albany; 12. Departure; 13. The Voyage Begins; 14. The Voyage of the Emden; 15. The Battle of the Cocos Islands; 16. After the Battle; 17. To Colombo; 18. From Colombo to Aden; 19. A Change of Destination; 20. Arrival in Egypt; 21. The Voyage of the Kyarra

Subject: At the commencement of World War I in 1914 Australia had only been a nation for 13 years and the RAN was only three years old (NZ had been a dominion for 7 years and had no independent navy). As young men rushed to enlist, the governments of both countries had to find ways of transporting them to a war being fought half a world away and protect them against German raiders en route. It was a massive undertaking. In Voyage to Gallipoli maritime historian Peter Plowman takes the story from the planning stages and the requisition of ships through to the Gallipoli landing of 25 April 1915. It cov.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1. War is Declared; 2. The Naval Fleets in the Pacific; 3. The First Troop Movement; 4. Seizing the Islands; 5. Gathering the Troops -- Australia; 6. Gathering the Troops -- New Zealand; 7. Preparing the Ships; 8. False Start; 9. The Long Wait; 10. From New Zealand to Albany; 11. Around the Coast to Albany; 12. Departure; 13. The Voyage Begins; 14. The Voyage of the Emden; 15. The Battle of the Cocos Islands; 16. After the Battle; 17. To Colombo; 18. From Colombo to Aden; 19. A Change of Destination; 20. Arrival in Egypt; 21. The Voyage of the Kyarra

22. The Second Contingent23. The Second Convoy; 24. To Lemnos; 25. To Gallipoli; Appendix 1: Details of Australian Transports; Appendix 2: Details of New Zealand Transports; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

At the commencement of World War I in 1914 Australia had only been a nation for 13 years and the RAN was only three years old (NZ had been a dominion for 7 years and had no independent navy). As young men rushed to enlist, the governments of both countries had to find ways of transporting them to a war being fought half a world away and protect them against German raiders en route. It was a massive undertaking. In Voyage to Gallipoli maritime historian Peter Plowman takes the story from the planning stages and the requisition of ships through to the Gallipoli landing of 25 April 1915. It cov.

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