Gallipoli: the landing

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GALLIPOLI: THE LANDING MAGAZINE : Z Beach True Comics presents the facts. Issue No. 1 - “Gallipoli: the landing” – is a non-fiction account of how ANZAC officers used all available intelligence to plan a surprise night assault using stealth. This graphic narrative follows the roles of espionage, spying, and the use of aerial reconnaissance which provided ANZAC officers with the military intelligence to plan an effective assault despite an heavily defended coast.

“Gallipoli: the landing” takes the reader on a factual journey through the recruitment, training and despatch of ANZAC to a hotly contested shore on the Gallipoli peninsula. Cleverly, original source documents: army orders, battalion diaries, soldiers’ letters and personal diaries are woven into this gripping pictorial narrative. The story follows the ground breaking non-fiction book by Squadron Leader Hugh Dolan – 36 Days: the untold story behind the Gallipoli landings (Pan Macmillan 2010) into a form accessible to a younger audience.

The author Hugh Dolan and artist, Mal Gardiner, were former members of the Australian Defence Force. Mal Gardiner has used original photographs from 1915 to render accurate pictures and technical drawing. Mal served over 20 years in Australian submarines. Hugh is a retired intelligence officer and uses this perspective to show how Australian ingenuity put ANZAC ashore in the dead of night with few casualties.

Gallipoli: the landing is a quarterly publication, please allow up to ten to twelve weeks for your first delivery.