New Zealanders at Gallipoli

The author provides a detailed first-hand account of New Zealand forces' involvement in the Gallipoli campaign, tracing their mobilization, voyage, training in Egypt, and roles in the Suez Canal defence and the Anzac landing. He describes frontline operations and major engagements, logistical and engineering efforts, seasonal conditions and troop preparations, and the planning and execution of the eventual evacuation and return. Personal observations, official reports, maps, and appendices supply unit movements, transport lists, honours, place-names, and a diary, offering both tactical narrative and administrative detail. The tone remains factual and commemorative, emphasizing hardship, organization, and the soldiers' experiences.