curranl Posted 21 November , 2006 Share Posted 21 November , 2006 Hello All, This probably should be in the Books Section, but it seemed to make more sense to put it here. Philip Orr has just released a new book on the 10th (Irish) Division at Gallipoli. It's titled Field of Bones, an Irish Division at Gallipoli. I'm half way through it and it's an cracking read. Highly recommended to anyone with an interest in the role of the 10th Division in the Gallipoli campaign. Sorry, I don't have the ISBN to hand. Regards, Liam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 21 November , 2006 Share Posted 21 November , 2006 Was waiting for your recommendation! Xmas list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrette Posted 21 November , 2006 Share Posted 21 November , 2006 This probably should be in the Books Section, but it seemed to make more sense to put it here. Philip Orr has just released a new book on the 10th (Irish) Division at Gallipoli. It's titled Field of Bones, an Irish Division at Gallipoli. I'm half way through it and it's an cracking read. Thanks Liam, I am on my way to Amazon now...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_davies Posted 22 November , 2006 Share Posted 22 November , 2006 Liam, Is there much on the 5th Connaught Rangers-27 Aug 1915? Thanks, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curranl Posted 22 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 November , 2006 Hi Jim, I'm afraid I haven't gotten that far yet, but I'll have a look for you tonight. Prior to this the best we had was The 10th (Irish) Division at Gallipoli by Bryan Cooper, who was an officer with the 5th Connaught Rangers. We also had Drury's book on the Dublin Pals. Orr's book has lots of additional information; personal diaries, letters, etc. You get a real feel for what the individual men experienced. He is quite critical of the Connaught Rangers CO Jourdain. He says that Jourdain was arrogant and that this shows through in his subsequent memoirs. I was interested to read that Jourdain claims that he spent much of the 10th and 11th of August going around the ravines and gullies "rooting out" men from the 6th Royal Irish Rifles who were demoralised after the mauling they had recieved in the previous two days. This was my grand uncles battalion and I was wondering if he had gotten an earful from Jourdain Mind you, if I had been through what they had, I suspect I'd be keeping my head down too. Orr quotes officers of the 6th RIRifles who paint a somewhat different picture of their battalion. What particularly strikes you from Orr's book is the sheer confusion the officers experienced with their vague orders, poor maps and general uncertainty over what the top brass wanted them to do. This was particularly the case at Suvla. There are very telling comments from other ranks Regulars who landed at Suvla and then spent the next day or two lolling about on the beaches. They realised that the Turks would be bringing up reinforcements and that the job of seizing the high ground around Suvla would become more and more diffiult the longer they waited. My only criticism of the book is that it is primarily focused on Suvla. This is understandable as the majority of the Division landed there, but frustrating for someone like myself who is mainly interested in the 29th Brigade at Anzac. But that is a personal gripe and doesn't take from the overall quality of the book. Regards, Liam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desmond7 Posted 22 November , 2006 Share Posted 22 November , 2006 Interesting - am I right in saying that this is the same Jourdain which Rowland Feilding more or less 'fell out' with (see 'War letters to a Wife) ... and was the 'young' Jourdain who became adj. to 6CR a son/relation? I think Jourdain (one or the other) became the Regimental magazine editor/archivist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curranl Posted 22 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 22 November , 2006 Hi Des, That's the fella. Lieut-Col H.F.N. Jourdain. As far as I know, he was indeed the battalion historian after the war. Regards, Liam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinWills Posted 22 November , 2006 Share Posted 22 November , 2006 The details are: Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: The Lilliput Press Ltd (May 2005) Language English ISBN: 1843510650 Published at £14.99 Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_davies Posted 23 November , 2006 Share Posted 23 November , 2006 Liam, Thanks for your comments-think I'll put this on the Christmas List, Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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