Title: The Nek
First published: 1996
Description: One of the greatest tragedies in Australian military history occurred at Gallipoli on 7 August 1915, when hundreds of Australian light horsemen were repeatedly ordered to charge the massed rifles and machine-guns of the Turkish enemy. It was a hopeless endeavour, and the resulting bloodbath has horrified every generation since and been the subject of considerable scrutiny by historians.
Subjects: Australia, Australia. Australian Army. Light Horse Brigade, 3rd, Campaigns, History, History, Military, Military History, World War, 1914-1918, European history: First World War, Special & elite forces, World history: from c 1900 -, Light Horse Brigade, 3rd, Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey), Australian Army., Turkey, History - Military / War, History: World, Europe, Military - World War I, Australia., Gallipoli Peninsula, Australia, armed forces, World war, 1914-1918, campaigns, World war, 1914-1918, turkey, World war, 1914-1918, regimental histories, Turkey, history, ottoman empire, 1288-1918, Military and warfare
Places: Gallipoli Peninsula, Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey), Turkey
LC classification: D568.3 .B86 1996