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Gallipoli Sniper – The Life Of Billy Sing: John Hamilton
Gallipoli Sniper – The Life Of Billy Sing: John Hamilton
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The Anzac battlefield on Gallipoli was made for snipers. Scrub, cliffs, spurs and hills meant that both Anzac and Turkish positions often overlooked one another. The unwary or unlucky were prey to snipers on both sides, and the sudden crack of a gunshot and instant death were an ever-present menace. The most successful and most feared sniper of the Gallipoli campaign was Billy Sing, a Light Horseman from Queensland, who was almost unique among the Australian troops in having a Chinese-born father. A combination of patience, stealth and an amazing eye made him utterly deadly, with the incredible - and horrifying - figure of over 200 credited 'kills'. John Hamilton has written an extraordinary account of a hidden side of the campaign - the snipers' war. Following Sing from his recruitment onwards, this is a journey into the squalor, dust, blood and heroism of Gallipoli, seen from the unique viewpoint of the sniper. Illustrated with black and white photographs.
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Large paperback; reprint by Pan Macmillan 2010; a little foxing to top of block otherwise very good, MilitariaShare
