First edition. No unit of the Australian Army in World War I achieved such an aura of glamour and gallantry as the Light Horse. From Gallipoli to Gaza; from Sinai to Syria, they rode and roistered and fought like demons.The pick of the Light Horse was the Light Horse Brigade Scout Unit. This is their story, recreated vivivdly in word and pictures by H.P. Bostock, who carried his faithful Vest Pocket Kodak camera and his diary in his saddle wallet. World War 1. Palestine campaign. Army operations by Australia. Army. Australian Light Horse, 1917-1918. Personal observations. 232 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims. map, ports. ; 23 cm.#0215/1020/0421 ISBN 10: 0864450176 ISBN 13: 9780864450173
GREAT RIDE, THE : The Diary of a Light Horse Brigade Scout. World War I.
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Additional Information
| Author | Bostock, Henry P. |
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| Number of pages | 232 |
| Publisher | Artlook Books, Perth WA |
| Year Published | 1982 |
| Binding Type | Hardcover in Dustjacket |
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| Binding Type | Hardcover in Dustjacket |
| Book Condition | Near Fine |
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