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Cargando... Sailor in the Desert: The Adventures of Phillip Gunn, DSM, RN in the Mesopotamia Campaign, 1915por David Gunn
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'Sailor in the Desert' is the personal account of a Royal Navy sailor's experiences during the Mesopotamian campaign of 1915. As an able seaman on an armed sloop supporting the British expedition up the River Tigris, Philip Gunn's recollections give a rare perspective of this ill-fated campaign. At the outbreak of war, Phillip Gunn was serving on HMS Clio, a naval sloop fitted with sails and guns stationed in China and immediately tasked with hunting the soon-to-be-famous German cruiser Emden, but failed to prevent her escape. Gunn and Clio were next in action defending the Suez Canal against an attempted Turkish invasion before joining the expedition to invade Turkish-held Mesopotamia (Iraq). When the River Tigris became too shallow for Clio, Gunn took over a Calcutta River Police launch. He towed improvised gunboats to bombard the enemy in close support of the advancing land forces, whose assaults on enemy positions he witnessed. Though he repeatedly came under fire, it was malaria which finally struck him down during the pivotal Battle of Ctesiphon. He was fortunate to survive the journey back downriver. 'Sailor in the Desert' is an authentic account drawn from Phillip Gunn's unpublished memoirs as well as conversations with the author, his son David. It is illustrated with archive photographs and colour paintings by Philip Gunn himself. SELLING POINTS: * Based on previously unpublished diaries and conversations with the subject's son * Illustrated with b/w photographs and Phillip Gunn's own oil paintings 20 colour and 12 b/w paintings No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The illustrations are a combination of photographs mostly from family albums and some delightful oil paintings made by Phillip Gunn in the 1970's.
A unique story - Gunn was an Able Seaman was in sole charge of a steam tug, with Indian crew, towing gun barges up the Tigris during the 1915 advance on Baghdad and retreat to Kut. For the full story you must read the book.
A must have for anyone interested in WW1 sideshows or the Mesopotamian Campaign in general.
Highly recommended. ( )