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A Prayer for Gallipoli: The Great War Diaries of Chaplain Kenneth Best by Gavin Roynon (Paperback, 2012)
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Many chaplains were not permitted to go near the Front in the First World War - others insisted on doing so, like Kenneth Best in the Gallipoli Campaign. Best was attached to the 42nd East Lancastrians - the first Territorial Army Division to serve overseas in the conflict, so arguably the least experienced in the ways of war.
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Many chaplains were not permitted to go near the Front in the First World War - others insisted on doing so, like Kenneth Best in the Gallipoli Campaign. Best had no military training before the war but he felt that he could only fulfil his pastoral role by getting close to the front line and working with the troops under fire. Best was attached to the 42nd East Lancastrians - the first Territorial Army Division to serve overseas in the conflict, so arguably the least experienced in the ways of war. In his diary we follow his progress through his initial training in Egypt and on to his arrival in Gallipoli in May 1915. Gallipoli has become notorious, even by the standards of the First World War. After a naval campaign to open up a supply route to Russia through Turkey failed, some 480,000 Allied troops were drawn into a land invasion in which hundreds of thousands were injured or killed. In his diary, Best records his efforts to encourage frightened men before they go over the top, to comfort the wounded and, when the fighting stops, to bury the dead. His empathy for the troops is matched by a forthright disgust for their leaders, few of whom share his insight into the horrific realities of trench warfare.Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-139781849833677
eBay Product ID (ePID)113986130
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameA Prayer for Gallipoli: the Great War Diaries of Chaplain Kenneth Best
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
AuthorGavin Roynon
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight218 g
Item Width130 mm
Additional Product Features
EditorGavin Roynon
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
TopicReligious History, Christianity, Books
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- 25 Jul, 2018
very good
the qualitity of the book was very good , some you get from Amazon are not the pages were white , and I have read it and I enjoyed it , a different world I have added it to my collectionVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 Mar, 2022
Wonderful, emotional read
A compelling collection of letters and diary entries cleverly assembled by the editor that gives a true insight into the man and the terrible theatre of the Gallipoli campaign. Inspired reading.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Apr, 2021
Very good
If you're interested in this sort of subject, it's a good read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
