A marine at Gallipoli and on the Western Front
Baker, Jean2015
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Harry Askin was 22 when he enlisted at Nottingham in September 1914 and was sent to train with the Royal Marines at Portsmouth. He set sail with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in late February 1915. On 25 April he was towed ashore to Gallipoli. So began a nine month ordeal of constant fighting and shelling on that bare and desperate Peninsula. In this diary he captures the atmosphere of danger and death, blazing heat in summer and rain and cold at other times.
Main title:
A marine at Gallipoli and on the Western Front / Jean Baker.
Author:
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2015.Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military, 2015.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781473827844 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.4'1241'092940.425
LC class:
D640
Language:
English
Subject:
Askin, HarryGreat Britain. Royal Marines -- History -- World War, 1914-1918Marines -- Great BritainWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, BritishWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli PeninsulaWorld War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western FrontWarfare and DefenceWorld War I -- Campaigns -- GallipoliWorld War I -- Western Front
BRN:
1103808