Chapter II: Preface: To the Fifth Edition

The rapid exhaustion of four editions of this book has been accepted by myself as sufficient proof that I have succeeded in carrying out the main idea suggested to me by Mr. Andrew Melrose, the publisher. He divined that some continuous account of the deeds of Australasians in the war would be received with interest, pending the appearance of an authoritative work by the official historian of the Anzacs. I have now extended the book to include all the main incidents of the fighting in Gallipoli, and the evacuation of the Peninsula.

I wish to thank my many friends of the Australian and New Zealand Imperial Forces who have written pointing out errors in the original text, and amplifying my accounts of various engagements. The appreciation they have expressed of my modest performance has indeed been gratifying, and any fear I may have had of their misunderstanding the purpose of the book has been entirely removed.

I have added an alphabetical list of those members of the Anzac Army who have been decorated for services in the field, or mentioned in dispatches. I hope it will be found useful, as well as the index to the contents of the book. With these additions I am content to let the fifth edition go, in the fullest confidence that it will be accepted for what it is intended to be, a brief and simple outline of the most adventurous enterprise and most heroic deeds that the whole history of war can discover.

LONDON, _February 25_, 1916.

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE

I THE LONG BLACK SHIPS 13

II THE END OF THE RAIDER "EMDEN" 29

III IN THE LAND OF PHARAOH 47

IV THE BATTLE OF BRIGHTON BEACH 59

V OCCUPYING THE LAND 75

VI POPE'S HILL AND GABA TEPE 95

VII THE CHARGE AT KRITHIA 107

VIII THE BATTLE OF QUINN'S POST 121

IX A THORN IN THE FLESH 133

X THE SOUL OF ANZAC 149

XI THE STORY OF LONE PINE 159

XII THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT HORSE 169

XIII THE MIGHTY NEW ZEALANDERS 181

XIV THE VALLEY OF TORMENT 193

XV THE GREAT NIGHT MARCH 203

XVI THE STORY OF THE "SOUTHLAND" 215

XVII THE V.C.'S OF ANZAC 225

XVIII SAID AN AUSTRALIAN OFFICER 239

XIX THE BAND OF BROTHERS 253

XX A TRIBUTE TO THE TURK 267

XXI GURKHAS, WHITE AND BROWN 279

XXII THE MAN WHO WASN'T LET 291

XXIII THE AUSTRALASIAN SOLDIER 303

XXIV FILLING THE GAPS 315

XXV THE ARMIES OF AUSTRALASIA 331

XXVI CLEARING THE PACIFIC 343

XXVII THE YOUNGEST NAVY IN THE WORLD 353

XXVIII THE HEART OF EMPIRE STIRRED 369

XXIX THE SECOND DIVISION 385

XXX THE LAST OF ANZAC 397

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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General Birdwood, "the Soul of Anzac" _Frontispiece_

Australian Infantry Training at Broadmeadows 14

Troops Leaving Brisbane 20

The Australians returning to Camp at Mena, in Egypt 48

Australian Soldiers at the Foot of the Pyramids 50

Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for the Commonwealth,
Reviewing the Australian Expeditionary
Force at Mena Camp, Egypt 52

Transports bearing the Australasians to Anzac Cove. 62

The Landing at Anzac Cove on Sunday, April 25, 1915 66

Shrapnel bursting over Anzac Cove 70

Roll-call on Brighton Beach. The Sad Scene after
an Engagement 80

Sir George Reid, High Commissioner for the Australian
Commonwealth, 1914-15 90

General James McCay, commanding 2nd Brigade,
Australian Infantry 100

The New Zealanders Reviewed at Heliopolis 110

General Bridges, who commanded the 1st Expeditionary
Force from Australia 116

General Monash, Commander of the 4th Brigade,
Australian Infantry 122

Australian Field Artillery in Action 124

Map showing the stretch of Gallipoli Peninsula from
Gaba Tepe to Suvla Bay 134

A Battery of Australian Field Artillery going into
Action 162

Sergt.-Major Wynn, a Typical Trooper of the
Australian Light Horse 174

A Battalion of New Zealand Mounted Rifles 182

General Legge, who commanded the Second Division 218

General Sir Newton Moore, in Charge of the Australasian
Depôt at Weymouth 240

The Valley of Death 248

Captain Richardson of the 1st Brigade 252

A New South Wales Battalion, ready for the Front 304

The Last March through Sydney Streets 310

General Sir A. J. Godley commanding the New Zealanders
and the 4th Brigade, Australian Infantry 316

Farewell to the Troops in Melbourne 324

The Canterbury Section of the New Zealand Expeditionary
Force 326

The Australian Submarines AE 1 and AE 2, both lost
in the First Year of War 346

Rear-Admiral Sir George Patey, commanding the
Australian Squadron 348

H.M.A.S. _Australia_ in Sydney Harbour 356

The Governor-General of Australia 364

Australian Guns in Action before Sari Bair 390

THE LONG BLACK SHIPS