Dust, Donkeys and Delusions
The Myth of Simpson and His Donkey Exposed
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Big Sky Publishing
Published:31st Oct '16
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Dust, Donkeys and Delusion examines and clinically debunks the myth that has grown up around Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the so-called `Man with the Donkey', the quintessential Australian `hero' of Gallipoli. While the various elements of the Simpson myth have now become popularly accepted as `history', Dust, Donkeys and Delusion shows clearly, based on historical documents, both official and unofficial, that almost every word ever spoken or written about Simpson following his death is false.
The fact that campaigners still want Kirkpatrick to be awarded a retrospective Victoria Cross suggests that there may be something to this story which author Graham Wilson seeks to debunk… * Books Monthly *
ISBN: 9781921941740
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
416 pages