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Catalogue  > First World War  > WW1 Light Horse  > They Rode Into History: Emery, Max. 8th Light Horse Regiment




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Few stories of the Great War, and Gallipoli in particular, can stir the imagination as much as the futile charge at The Nek. Immortalized in film, the heroic attack by the Victorian 8th and the West Australian 10th Light Horse Regiments on 7th August 1915, is a story that is still being told 94 years after the event.

This history has not been told in its entirety before and is well over due. Max Emery whose great Uncle who served in the 8th Light Horse and was killed in Palestine, has corrected this omission and written the history of this famous regiment, tracing it back to its beginnings at Broadmeadows, the voyage to Egypt and arrival at Gallipoli in May 1915. The story of The Nek and other incidents relating to the Gallipoli campaign are recounted, often through the words of participants. Emery then takes the reader back to Egypt, through the Sinai, to Palestine and Syria, including battles such as Magdhaba, Gaza, Beersheba, and the capture of Jerusalum and Damascus.

They Rode Into History is a classic tale of heroism of men and horses under the terrible conditions in Egypt and Palestine, and is illustrated with over 80m photographs, maps and numerous appendices including Nominal Roll and Honour Awards.


Contents:

- Dedication - Introduction - In the Beginning -Broadmeadows Camp, September 1914 to February 1915 - The Journey to Egypt: February to March 1915 - Egypt: March to April 1915 - Gallipoli April to June 1915 - The Nek: July to December 1915 - Sweat, Sand and the Sinai: December 1915 to August 1916 - Romani, The Decisive Battle: August to October 1916 -  Clearing the Sinai: October 1916 to February 1917 - Palestine, 1st to 2nd Gaza: February to April 1917 - Enter Allenby: May to October 1917 - Beersheba and the Breakthrough: October to November 1917 - Jerusalem for Christmas: November 1917 to January 1918 - Deir el Belah Camp: January to April 1918 - The Jordan Valley and En Salt: April to May 1918 - The Jordan Valley, Summer: May to September 1918 - The Great Ride: September to November 1918 - Tripoli and the Horses: November 1918 to February 1919 - The Egyptian Uprising: March to May 1919 - Heading for Home: June to August 1919 - The Diary Writers - Map 1: The Australian Positions at Anzac 1915. Map 2: Eygpt, Palestine, Syria Map 3: Magdhaba. Map 4: Atawineh. Map 5: Kuneitra and Sasa. Map 6: The Egyptian Uprising 1919.  -  APPENDIX 1/ The Evolution of the 8th LHR 2/ Regimental Appointments 3/ Casualty Numbers 4/ Honours and Awards 5/ Battle Honours 6/ Embarkations ex Melbourne 7/ Nominal Roll. - Bibliography, Acknowledgments - Index 

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SKU:9780975835388
Quantity:2 item(s) available
Author/s: Max Emery
Book Size(cm): 25 x 18
Condition: NEW
Format: Hardcover with DJ
Pages: 224
Printing &/or Publishing Information: Slouch Hat Publications
Printing Year: 2009 - 1st edition
History Of: The Australian Eighth Light Horse Regiment in the Great War
ISBN: 9780975835388
Light Horse Regiment: 8th LHR
Weight:0.80 kg
Price:$ 57.95
 
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