Research Catalog

Title

Beneath the Dardanelles : the Australian submarine at Gallipoli / Vecihi Basarin and Hatice Basarin.

Author

Başarin, Vecihi, 1947-

Publication

Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2008.

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Details

Additional Authors

Başarin, Hatice Hürmüz, 1955-

Description

xvi, 211 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports.; 20 cm.

Summary

"In the Australian psyche, the Gallipoli campaign is the action on Gallipoli Peninsula. But an important addition to that land campaign was the part played by the Australian submarine HMAS AE2. The AE2 achieved a daring passage through the Dardanelles on 25 April 1915 when Anzac troops were landing on the other side at Anzac Cove. AE2's mission to 'run amuck' ended after five days in the Sea of Marmara when it was caught by the Turkish Sultanhisar torpedo boat. After being holed, AE2's captain Stoker scuttled the submarine and its crew were saved by Sultanhisar's captain, Ali Riza. Beneath the Dardanelles tells AE2's story from both the Australian and Turkish perspectives, and features extracts from the memoirs of the two captains. Rarely in military books are both sides of a battle presented so evenly."--Publisher description

Alternative Title

Australian submarine at Gallipoli

Subjects

• History
• 1914-1918
• World War > (1914-1918)
• World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, Australian
• World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations > Submarine
• World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula
• AE2 (Submarine)
• Australia > Royal Australian Navy > History > World War, 1914-1918

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-202) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Story of submarines--Showdown at the Dardanelles--Captain Stoker's story--Captain Riza's story--AE2 revisited.

ISBN

• 9781741755954 (pbk.)
• 1741755956 (pbk.)

OCLC

271771795

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library