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I am an engineer, not a formally trained historian. In a way, I am not really qualified to write a book about the sacred subject of Gallipoli, but in another way, I am uniquely qualified to do so.

I grew up in Sydney. Like most other Australian children, I was taught in school about the brave Australian soldiers who landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and gave their lives so that we can enjoy the freedom we have today. I learned how they charged at machine guns, against impossible odds. I felt angry at the Turkish soldiers for killing the brave young Australian men.

I wondered how it could be that running at a machine gun might help to preserve others’ freedom, but believed it must be true as I was being taught this at school.

A young lady in I am an engineer, not a formally trained historian. In a way, I am not really qualified to write a book about the sacred subject of Gallipoli, but in another way, I am uniquely qualified to do so.

I grew up in Sydney. Like most other Australian children, I was taught in school about the brave Australian soldiers who landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and gave their lives so that we can enjoy the freedom we have today. I learned how they charged at machine guns, against impossible odds. I felt angry at the Turkish soldiers for killing the brave young Australian men.

I wondered how it could be that running at a machine gun might help to preserve others’ freedom, but believed it must be true as I was being taught this at school.

A young lady in my year stood up against the popular outrage against the Turks. She pointed out that the Australians shouldn’t have even been there, that they were invading another country and were killed by men who were defending their homeland.

That young lady is now my wife of 30 years and the mother of our five children. She has Turkish origins, now an Australian citizen, but was born and raised in Istanbul until she migrated to Australia with her family at eight years of age. Her grandfather fought with the Turkish forces against the Anzacs.

My great grandfather fought with the Australian Imperial Force of WWI. Our children carry the bloodline of both sides of this conflict and I want them to know a balanced perspective. Yet, when I took them to visit Anzac Cove and the Gallipoli battlefields, I struggled to answer their questions that started with “Why…?”

This led me on a quest to better understand the mysteries of the Gallipoli conflict.

In my research, I sought a balanced, dramatised account of the Gallipoli battles, but I could not find one. At the time, I was also reading A Game of Thrones
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...
and I wondered why reading fantasy history can be like eating a delicious meal, and reading actual history can be like trying to eat a whole loaf of stale bread. In a moment of pure insanity, I thought maybe I should write the book that I was seeking myself. ...more

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Gallipoli Soup: A War Story of Statecraft and Sacrifice

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Tim Knight made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Please combine - Gallipoli Soup topic " Hi, would you please combine the following entries for my book Gallipoli Soup? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... https://www.goodreads.com/book/s ...more "
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Tim Knight made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Merge 2 Links of my same book listing topic " Hi, I am the author of Gallipoli Soup. There appears to be two entries for this book on Goodreads. The original one with reviews and ratings, and also ...more "
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Tim Knight liked Koert Musters's review of Gallipoli Soup: A War Story of Statecraft and Sacrifice: "The way this book is written by providing a participant perspective is unique and very different from reading a history book. It made reading this historical event very enjoyable. I highly recommend reading it to learn about Australia's history beari" Read more of this review »
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Tim Knight liked Pye's review of Gallipoli Soup: A War Story of Statecraft and Sacrifice: "a very different approach which creates a the story more human more about individuals. Because it is about individuals I think it has more impact. The author covers both sides of the trenches. we see that here a normal human beings on the other side," Read more of this review »
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Tim Knight and 14 other people liked Lara Knight's review of Gallipoli Soup: A War Story of Statecraft and Sacrifice: "Anyone who knows anything about my reading habits knows that I generally avoid historical fiction at all costs because I find it so boring. But this book may have singlehandedly persuaded me to change my mind because it's so good! This is the story of" Read more of this review »
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Tim Knight and 1 other person liked Matt Knight's review of Gallipoli Soup: A War Story of Statecraft and Sacrifice: "I expected a detailed account from the trenches. I did not expect the characters to be so engaging or the plot to flow the way it did. I felt the full spectrum of emotions whilst reading this book. The excitement and foreboding of the before, the sho" Read more of this review »
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Tim Knight made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — This book is not mine, please move it (part 19) topic " Hi, I am a first time author, new to Goodreads. I have just written one book "Gallipoli Soup". There are 53 other books that have been attributed to m ...more "
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Ok, sure, I wrote it, so I'm going to give it 5 stars! If you have a look at my website https://gallipolisoup.com/about you can read why I was looking for a book just like this, but couldn't find one, so I thought maybe I could write it myself. It to ...more
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