We have listed a number of books that any serious student of the campaigns of Gallipoli and the Middle East should read.
This list is nowhere near complete, but this selection of books will allow the reader to get an understanding of the men themselves. Most extracts and books are FREE to download.
The history of the Wellington Mounted Rifles during WWI. Written by Major A.H. Wikie. First printed in 1924 and was available for the purchase price of 10 shillings and 6 pence (today's equivalent $1.05).
This volume covers all actions of the Regiment which was made up from the 2nd Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles - 9th East Coast Mounted Rifles - 6th Manawatu Mounted Rifles.
NEW to the public after 84 years - item transcribed and released October 2008.
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| Released November 2007 - Terry Kinloch's second book on the
First World War history of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade entitled 'Devils on Horses: in the
Words of the Anzacs in the Middle East 1916-19' |
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"Devils on Horses: In the Words of the Anzacs in the Middle East 1916-19.
Covers all aspects of the Mounteds involvement in Sinai and Turkish Palestine.
In bookstores now - NZ$55.
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The history of the Auckland Mounted Rifles written by Sergeant C.G.Nicol relates the story of the regiment from departure in 1914 through to the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in October 1918.
This rather dilapidated copy on the right was purchased on "Trademe" 2005 for $70, though dog-eared and a wobbly spine and a few pictures missing - It still has the amazing story inside.
Out of print and first published by Wilson and Horton 1921. A copy may be read at the Auckland War Memorial Museum. |
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Fiery Ted Anzac Commander.
is 364 pages, hard covered, 17 photos, three maps and available from the 2 Cants UPF for $35. |
ECHOS
OF GALLIPOLI
by Terry Kinloch
This is Terry's first book and relates to the Mounteds
actions in Gallipoli.
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Lieutenant Colonel Guy Powles (the father of New Zealand's first Ombudsman) writes a full account of the movements and actions of the NZMR Brigade during the desert campaigns.
The sample download at right includes the NZMR in action at Romani. Magdahba, the occupation of El Arish - the cross-over into Turkish Palestine, the battles of Gaza, Ayun Kara and the entry into Jerusalem, the attacks on Jericho and Amman and the collapse of Turkey in October 1918.. |
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A classic of Australian Light Horse literature "The Desert Column". Author
Ion Idriess served with the 5th A.L.H. and was wounded in action both during Gallipoli and later in Palestine.
Idress went on to become one of Australia's best known writers publishing in excess of fifty novels including "Lassiter's last ride".
Long out of print -published from 1922 to 1941 with at least eleven editions. |
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in the Sinai |
| The Cameliers were made up from troops from New Zealand, Australia, India and the British Isles. |
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Colonel Fred Waite's "The New Zealanders at Gallipoli" covers aspects of all New Zealand participation at Gallipoli. The NZMR Brigade arrives to support the NZRB in May 1915. The official Government account of our participation in the Dardenelles, from April to December 1915.
Be prepared - this download is large at 6 megabytes and we suggest downloading only with broadband internet bandwidth. |
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| Athur Briscoe Moore wrote of his experiences with the Auckland Mounted Rifles in the desert campaigns. |
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desert life in WWI |
| "ANZAC a Retrospective" by Canterbury Infantryman Cecil Malthus includes supporting accounts of actions taken by the ANZAC's on Gallipoli before and during the arrival of the Mounted Rifles. Cecil wrote this book in 1965, researching and compiling excepts of his own and others diaries written while at the Dardenelles. |
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The following list of books
are considered to represent the official record of the
New Zealand forces in the Great War.
NOTE: There is some debate as
to what exactly constitutes the official record and at theconclusion of this list is a list of additional titles that some would
regard as official.
As with the second
world war, various other publications were made by officialsources during the war, therefore this list cannot be considered necessarily
complete.
1. The Official History of New Zealand's Effort in the Great War,
Volume I: Gallipoli. (Waite, F.).
Volume II: France (Stewart, H).
Volume III: The New Zealanders in Sinai and Palestine. (Powles, C.G).
Volume IV: The War Effort of New Zealand. (Drew, H.T.B).
2. Official War History of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment. (Wilkie).
3. The Story of Two Campaigns. The Official War History of the Auckland
Mounted Rifles. (Nicol).
4. The History of the Canterbury Mounted Rifles. (Powles).
5. The Official History of the Otago Regiment. (Byrne).
6. The Auckland Regiment. (Burton).
7. The Canterbury Regiment. (Ferguson).
8. The Wellington Regiment NZEF. (Cunningham, Treadwell, Hanna).
9. Official History of The New Zealand Rifle Brigade. (Austin).
10. The Official History of the New Zealand Engineers. (Annabell).
11. With the Machine Gun Corps in France and Palestine. (Luxford).
12. The Regimental History of the New Zealand Cyclist Corps. (Officers).
13. The history of the NZ Artillery NZEF 1914-1918. (Byrne).
14. The Maoris in the Great War. (Cowan).
15. The New Zealand Tunnelling Company. (Neill).
16. With the NZ Trench Mortars in France. (Napier).
17. The Samoa (NZ) Expeditionary Force 1914-1915. (Smith).
18. The New Zealand Medical Services in the Great War. (Carbery).
19. New Zealand Expeditionary Force Roll of Honour.
20. By wires to Victory. (Ellis).
Additional texts considered by some to be, at least, pseudo-official are:
21. Record of Officers and Others, (Studholme).
22. Hospital Ships (vol.I-III), (the Earl of Liverpool).
23. With the Cameliers in Palestine, (Robertson).
24. Ways and by ways of a singing Kiwi, (McKinlay).
25. The Mounted Riflemen in Sinai and Palestine. (Moore, Brisco)
26. LAWRENCE, TUAPEKA MOUNTED RIFLE VOLUNTEERS. Dates from 1885 - 1894.
Lists the Names, Occupations and vital statistics, remarks with cause and
date leaving corps. Includes at back a list of members of the Tuapeka Rifle
club 1895 & 96
See also the following
website
http://www.militarybooks.co.nz/
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