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Beersheba

Beersheba

A Journey through Australia's Forgotten War

by Paul Daley
Paperback
Publication Date: 29/08/2012

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The October 1917 Battle of Beersheba was one of the seminal battles of World War 1 - the first domino that led to the liberation of Palestine from the Turks and, ultimately, the establishment of Israel exactly 60 years ago. Yet, until now, it has almost been ignored by our political leaders. The battle is winning an appropriate place in Australia's national consciousness. Perhaps we are now, finally, about to embrace the monumental victory at Beersheba as a critical part of Australian cultural identity just as we have for so long with the defeat at Gallipoli.
ISBN:
9781459646308
9781459646308
Category:
Memoirs
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
29-08-2012
Publisher:
ReadHowYouWant
Country of origin:
Canada
Pages:
500
Dimensions (mm):
234x156x28mm
Weight:
0.96kg
Paul Daley

Paul Daley is an author, journalist, essayist and short story writer. His books have been shortlisted for the Prime Minister's History Prize and ACT Book of the Year. He has won two Walkley Awards and the National Press Club Award for Excellence in Press Gallery Journalism. His essays have appeared in Meanjin and Griffith Review and he writes Postcolonial, a column for The Guardian about Australian national identity, history and Indigenous culture.

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