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Secret army : an elite force, a secret mission, a fleet of Model-T Fords, a far flung corner of WWI, Barry Stone
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- Summary
- It was arguably the greatest fighting force in the entirety of the Great War. They were the very best: hardened, fearless, decorated, cocky fighting men, all veterans of Gallipoli and the Western Front. Yet this elite force secretly assembled in London in late 1917 remains an enigma even today. Barry Stone tells the story of these Australian, British, New Zealand, Canadian and South African men who were sent to the ethnic powder keg of the Caucasus to preserve British interests. They matched wits with German spies and assassins. They fought the Turks. They dined with sheiks, outraged local mullahs, forged unlikely alliances with Russian Cossacks, helped Armenians flee genocide, and saved the lives of thousands of starving Persians.This book is a rarity: a story set against the backdrop of war, filled not with bloodshed but with acts of kindness and selflessness; a triumph of the human spirit
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xviii, 228 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Note
- Introduction 1. A mad enterprise 2. A veritable holocaust 3. The humanitarian army 4. A hasty withdrawal Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9781760290689
- Label
- Secret army : an elite force, a secret mission, a fleet of Model-T Fords, a far flung corner of WWI
- Title
- Secret army
- Title remainder
- an elite force, a secret mission, a fleet of Model-T Fords, a far flung corner of WWI
- Statement of responsibility
- Barry Stone
- Subject
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- Desert warfare -- History -- 20th century
- Special forces (Military science) -- Caucasus
- Special operations (Military science) -- Caucasus
- Australia, Australian Army | Australian and New Zealand Army Corps -- History
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Caucasus
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns
- World war, 1914-1918 #z Australia
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia
- Australian
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- It was arguably the greatest fighting force in the entirety of the Great War. They were the very best: hardened, fearless, decorated, cocky fighting men, all veterans of Gallipoli and the Western Front. Yet this elite force secretly assembled in London in late 1917 remains an enigma even today. Barry Stone tells the story of these Australian, British, New Zealand, Canadian and South African men who were sent to the ethnic powder keg of the Caucasus to preserve British interests. They matched wits with German spies and assassins. They fought the Turks. They dined with sheiks, outraged local mullahs, forged unlikely alliances with Russian Cossacks, helped Armenians flee genocide, and saved the lives of thousands of starving Persians.This book is a rarity: a story set against the backdrop of war, filled not with bloodshed but with acts of kindness and selflessness; a triumph of the human spirit
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Biographical or historical data
- Barry Stone is a journalist and travel writer. He is author of The Desert Anzacs andThe Digger's Menagerie,and has written on topics as varied as mutinies in the Age of Sail, and a history of hermits and recluses.
- Cataloging source
- VMON
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stone, Barry
- Dewey number
- 940.4
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Australia
- World war, 1914-1918 #z Australia
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1914-1918
- Special operations (Military science)
- Special forces (Military science)
- Desert warfare
- Label
- Secret army : an elite force, a secret mission, a fleet of Model-T Fords, a far flung corner of WWI, Barry Stone
- Note
- Introduction 1. A mad enterprise 2. A veritable holocaust 3. The humanitarian army 4. A hasty withdrawal Epilogue
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
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- text
- cartographic image
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
- cri
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000060648715
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xviii, 228 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781760290689
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, 1 map, portraits, plates
- System control number
- (OCoLC)991586025
- Label
- Secret army : an elite force, a secret mission, a fleet of Model-T Fords, a far flung corner of WWI, Barry Stone
- Note
- Introduction 1. A mad enterprise 2. A veritable holocaust 3. The humanitarian army 4. A hasty withdrawal Epilogue
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- cartographic image
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- cri
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000060648715
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xviii, 228 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781760290689
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, 1 map, portraits, plates
- System control number
- (OCoLC)991586025
Subject
- Desert warfare -- History -- 20th century
- Special forces (Military science) -- Caucasus
- Special operations (Military science) -- Caucasus
- Australia, Australian Army | Australian and New Zealand Army Corps -- History
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Caucasus
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns
- World war, 1914-1918 #z Australia
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Australia
- Australian
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