The Great Gallipoli Escape by Jackie French (English) Hardcover Book. An unforgettable story told through the eyes of a boy who lied about his age to defend his country. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for When the War is Over. He is one of the few trusted with the secret kept from even most of the officers: how an entire army will vanish from the Peninsula over three impeccably planned nights.īased on first-hand accounts of those extraordinary last weeks of the Gallipoli campaign, this is the fascinating "lost story" of how 150,000 men-and their horses and equipment-were secretly moved to waiting ships without a single life lost. Jackie French The Great Gallipoli Escape Hardcover 5 April 2023 by Jackie French (Author) 5 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 12.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 19.99 3 New from 19.99 Paperback Audio CD 14.95 1 New from 14. Nipper has played cricket with the Turks in the opposing dugout, dodged rocket fire and rescued desperate and drowning men when the blizzard snow melted. By November 1915 they know that that there is more to winning a war than courage. Sixteen-year-old Nipper and his Gallipoli mates Lanky, Spud, Bluey and Wallaby Joe are starving, freezing and ill-equipped. An unforgettable story told through the eyes of a boy who lied about his age to defend his country.Renowned for her historical fiction titles, Jackie French now tells the story of the brilliant and famous evacuation of Gallipoli. He is one of the few trusted with the secret kept from even most of the officers: how an entire army will vanish from the Peninsula over three impeccably planned nights.īased on first-hand accounts of those extraordinary last weeks of the Gallipoli campaign, this is the fascinating 'lost story' of how 150,000 men – and their horses and equipment – were secretly moved to waiting ships without a single life lost.
Renowned for her historical fiction titles, Jackie French now tells the story of the brilliant and famous evacuation of Gallipoli.
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