Books by Alan Moorehead

Gallipoli

by Alan Moorehead

(553 reviews)

A century has now gone by, yet the Gallipoli campaign of 1915-16 is still infamous as arguably the most ill conceived, badly led and pointless campaign of the entire First World War. The brainchild of Winston Churchill, then... See More

The Desert War: The classic trilogy on the North Africa campaign 1940-43

by Alan Moorehead

(415 reviews)

The seminal account of the battle between Montgomery's Eighth Army and Rommel's Afrika Corps, amidst the endless harsh wastes of the Western Desert. In 1940, Alan Moorehead was sent to cover the North Africa campaign by... See More

Cooper's Creek: Tragedy and Adventure in the Australian Outback

by Alan Moorehead

(306 reviews)

In 1860, an expedition set out from Melbourne, Australia, into the interior of the country, with the mission to find a route to the northern coast. Headed by Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills, the party of... See More

Det skæbnesvangre møde : fremstødet i det sydlige Stillehav 1767-1840 (Danish Edition)

by Alan Moorehead

I slutningen af 1700-tallet hører Stillehavsøerne og Australien til blandt Jordens mest isolerede egne. Lige indtil de opdagelsesrejsende, med James Cook som den mest berømte, dukker op. I "Det skæbnesvangre møde"... See More