Gallipoli to the Somme - Recollections of a New Zealand Infantryman

Alexander Aitken was an ordinary soldier with an extraordinary mind. Aitken began to write about his experiences in 1917 as a wounded out-patient in Dunedin Hospital. He writes with a unique combination of restraint, subtlety, and an almost photographic vividness.

About the author

Alexander Craig Aitken (1895-1967) was an extraordinary soldier who served in The Great War. Alex Calder is associate professor of English at the University of Auckland. His most recent book is The Settler's Plot: How Stories Take Place in New Zealand.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Aitken
• Assisted by: Alex Calder (Editor)
• Publisher: Auckland University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781869408817
• ISBN: 978-1-86940-881-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration