Dust Donkeys and Delusions
Author | : Graham Wilson |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2012-05-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781921941757 |
ISBN-13 | : 1921941758 |
Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Download or read book Dust Donkeys and Delusions written by Graham Wilson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dust, Donkeys and Delusion examines and clinically debunks the myth that has grown up around Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the so-called `Man with the Donkey', the quintessential Australian `hero' of Gallipoli. While the various elements of the Simpson myth have now become popularly accepted as `history', Dust, Donkeys and Delusion shows clearly, based on historical documents, both official and unofficial, that almost every word ever spoken or written about Simpson following his death is false.