Watson's pier / Joshua Funder.
Publication details: Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2015.Description: xi, 290 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimiles ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780522867572
- 052286757X
- Watson, S. H. (Stanley Holm), 1887-1985
- Watson, S. H. (Stanley Holm), 1887-1985 -- Fiction
- Watson, S. H. (Stanley Holm), 1887-1985
- Watson, S. H., 1887-1985
- Watson, S. H. (Stanley Holm), 1887-1985 -- Fiction
- Australia. Army. Royal Australian Engineers. Signalling Company, 28th
- Australia. Australian Army. Royal Australian Engineers. Signalling Company, 28th
- Australia. Australian Army. Royal Australian Engineers. Signalling Company, 28th -- Fiction
- Australia. Army. Royal Australian Engineers. Signalling Company, 28th -- Fiction
- Australian fiction -- 21st century
- Australian fiction
- Historical fiction
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula -- Engineering and construction -- Fiction
- Biographical fiction, Australian
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula -- Fiction
- Piers -- Design and construction -- Fiction
- Military art and science -- Fiction
- Australian
- A823.4 23
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Fiction - Historical | FUN | Available | 059005 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-290)
"Stan Watson was among the first ashore at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915, and survived battle, fear and disease to build the pier at Anzac Cove from which so many men later escaped. He faced what seemed like an impossible mission: to get every man out alive. Watson never claimed to be the last man to leave Gallipoli, but through to the very end he played his part and became a hero. Sixty-two years to the day after he stepped away from that fatal shore, Watson took a slow train to visit his family for Christmas and decided to finally tell his life story. A beautifully told mixture of fact and fiction, Watson's Pier traces not just one man's journey, but the history of a nation. It also challenges the historical record of what happened in the final moments at Anzac Cove. In doing so, it offers a new perspective on the meaning of Gallipoli." -- Back cover.
