Physical description

White paperback book with a large black and white image of a field hospital at the base of a hill, two of the white tents have red crosses on the roofs'. Above the image, the title is printed in red with the sub-title in black beneath it. At the top of the cover is a red banner with the series title and at the far left of the banner is the gold Australian Army pin. The text on the spine matches the cover and there is a spine label taped to the base.

Publication type

non-fiction

Inscriptions & markings

'A4846 / 940.5475 / TYQ' [handwritten in pencil on the inside front cover]
'940. / 5475 / TYQ' [handwritten in black ink on spine label]
'PROPERTY OF VICTORIAN BRANCH RSL [stamped in red ink on title page]

Summary

To be successful, a modern army needs logistical support to survive - to arm, feed, transport, and care for its soldiers. As history shows us the maintenance of health in any army , is a key factor in warfare. In many respects the Gallipoli campaign was a doomed undertaking. The seeds of ultimate defeat in December 1915 were the risks that attended a hugely ambitious, complex, and large-scale amphibious operation - the landings on well-defended shores on the Gallipoli peninsula, under cover of darkness. Communications at the time were primitive, while general staff officers had little understanding of their own army's medical assets or the needs of a large medical organisation. The Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC) received aid from, and gave support to, all five forces at various times during 1915. Underlying the execution of the Dardanelles campaign were factors wholly outside the control of the Australian AMS. - from Trove