To Hell And Back
The Banned Account of Gallipoli's Horror by Journalist and Soldier Sydney Loch
$38.83
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2007
Summary
As a young soldier in the battlefields of Gallipoli, Sydney Loch witnessed the horror of war first-hand. On his return to Australia he detailed what he saw in his book, the Straits Impregnable. Hoping to avoid military censorship, his publishers dubbed Sydney’s book a novel. But as the war ground on and the numbers of casualties grew, the publisher inserted a note saying the story was factual. the book, which had enjoyed huge literary acclaim, was immediately withdrawn from sale by the censor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780732285456 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0732285453 |
| Author: | Susanna De Vries |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2007 |
| Weight: | 452g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 157mm x 17mm |
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About The Author
Susanna De Vries
Susanna de Vries is the author of more than 15 books, most about women in history, including Desert Queen: The Many Lives and Loves of Daisy Bates, Great Pioneer Women of the Outback, Heroic Australian Women in War, and To Hell and Back. Her book Blue Ribbons, Bitter Bread: The Life of Joice NanKivell Loch, an acclaimed biography of Australia’s most decorated woman, won Ireland’s Sligo Non-fiction Prize and was short-listed for the Queensland Premier’s Non-Fiction Award. An art historian by training, Susanna was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1996 for services to art and literature.
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