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The Australian Guerrilla Series #2

Ion Idriess

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English
ETT Imprint
14 October 2019
Idriess was a spotter for the famous Australian sniper, Billy Sing, and this book draws on his own experiences in the Gallipoli trenches during World War One. ... Sing had a reputation as an excellent marksman, lurking in the dark and silently sneaking up on the enemy. One day he was shot by a Turkish soldier. The bullet travelled down the barrel of his telescope, wounding both hands then went through his mouth, out his cheek and into his shoulder. He recovered from the injury, but was never really the same. Book 2 of The Australian Guerrilla Series, produced by Idriess during World War Two for the Australian militia.
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Imprint:   ETT Imprint
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 6mm
Weight:   132g
ISBN:   9781925416855
ISBN 10:   1925416852
Pages:   104
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Ion Idriess (1889—1979) is one of Australias best-loved writers, with fifty-six books to his credit and millions of copies sold. When he returned from the First World War he wrote The Desert Column, about his experiences with the 5th Light Horse. Prospecting for Gold was his first major successful work; it immediately sold out and was reprinted constantly in the following years, as were many of his books. Idriess spent much of his life travelling throughout Australia, collecting material for his true-life stories, including Flynn of the Inland, The Red Chief and Nemarluk. He was awarded the O.B.E. in 1968 for his contribution to Australian literature.

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