The wait is over. After 110 years, my #Gallipoli diary is now available to buy in ebook, paperback, and hardcover.
For more details, including reviews and links to where you can purchase a copy (or three), visit https://t.co/QWO7mS7VYP
‘It is rare to be permitted so close a view of very senior command at work.’
Andy Simpson reviews ‘Inside GHQ: The Gallipoli Diary of Captain Orlo Williams’ in the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research.
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‘If you write a book, mind you rub it in… all possibility of surprise is gone.’
GHQ’s head of operations to Orlo Williams, 1 April 1915. The Gallipoli landings were 24 days away.
Orlo wrote it all down. That book is now available.
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@OrloWilliams
Want to know what a staff officer at Gallipoli got up to every day? How his unique view shaped his criticisms of strategy and operations? Or what @SteveJChambers, Ashleigh Brown and I did to bring his diary to life? Check out my @Gallipoli100 talk.
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I had fun discussing @OrloWilliams with Mick on @DeadPrussianPod. Give it a listen (and buy the book from @LittleGully1).
Episode 120 - On Inside GHQ at Gallipoli | The Dead Prussian https://t.co/iGgpiyR6te
For fans of podcasts, or those wanting an insight into my Gallipoli diary, have a listen to @RhysCrawley discuss INSIDE GHQ with Mick from The Dead Prussian podcast.
I had fun discussing @OrloWilliams with Mick on @DeadPrussianPod. Give it a listen (and buy the book from @LittleGully1).
Episode 120 - On Inside GHQ at Gallipoli | The Dead Prussian https://t.co/iGgpiyR6te
Expert review: Why this Gallipoli diary beats Hamilton’s famous account 👉 https://t.co/TwB9HwOMgG
@OrloWilliams – the cipher officer at Hamilton’s HQ – witnessed it all. ‘Williams’ diary is gold,’ revealing insider insights from the #Gallipoli campaign.
The Gallipoli battlefields certainly drew in men from all over the world. Both the British Empire, France and of course the Ottoman Empire. Here is a new memorial commemorating the soldiers who fought for the Ottomans and came from Azerbaijan.
#OTD, 8 August 1915, the lack of progress at Suvla Bay was greatly frustrating those at GHQ, especially Cecil Aspinall - one of the plan’s architects - who was rather dejected after visiting the front. Here’s an extract from my diary.
#OTD 7 August 1915, as the #Gallipoli August offensive raged, GHQ waited for information to filter back from the front. The pace of work was much slower than during the April landings. Here’s a peak behind the scenes. Get yourself a copy of my diary at https://t.co/cfnC6a7KGQ
Expert review: Why this Gallipoli diary beats Hamilton’s famous account 👉 https://t.co/TwB9HwOMgG
@OrloWilliams – the cipher officer at Hamilton’s HQ – witnessed it all. ‘Williams’ diary is gold,’ revealing insider insights from the #Gallipoli campaign.
#OTD in 1915, I recorded in my #Gallipoli diary my private thoughts about General Ian Hamilton, and implications if the forthcoming offensive failed. Here’s a teaser. Get your own copy of the diary at https://t.co/cfnC6a8iwo
One of our co-editors, @RhysCrawley, just spoke about the diary, and its unique insights into the Gallipoli campaign, at the @Gallipoli100 conference. Thanks to all who attended. Get your copy of the diary today at https://t.co/Aa44xQCIrg