Gallipoli Sniper: The Life of Billy Sing

Pan Macmillan Australia, 2008. Softcover. Near Fine. AUSTRALIAN MILITARYThe Anzac battlefield on Gallipoli was made for snipers. Scrub, cliffs, spurs and hills meant that both Anzac and Turkish positions often overlooked one another. The unwary or unlucky were prey to snipers on both sides, and the sudden crack of a gunshot and instant death were an ever-present menace. The most successful and most feared sniper of the Gallipoli campaign was Billy Sing, a Light Horseman from Queensland who was almost unique among the Australian troops in having a Chinese-born father. A combination of patience, stealth and an incredible eye made him utterly deadly, with the incredible - and horrifying - figure of over 200 credited 'kills'. John Hamilton, author of the bestselling GOODBYE COBBER, GOD BLESS YOU, has written an extraordinary account of a hidden side of the campaign - the snipers war. Following Sing from his recruitment onwards, Hamilton takes us on a journey into the squalor, dust, blood and heroism of Gallipoli, seen from the unique viewpoint of the sniper. GALLIPOLI SNIPER is a powerful and very different account of war and its effect on those who fight. Illust 030415/0118/1219/0820/210122/291123/221223 xi, 340 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports. ; 20 cm. Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA.