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When the Great War broke out in 1914, Charles James Frewen-Lord-Charlie Lord to his family and mates-was a young jackaroo in a small Australian town in Queensland. He answered the British Empire's call for help because he reasoned that if the Empire fell, Australia, as a British dominion, would fall too. Charlie Lord enlisted in the 5th Light Horse Regiment and fought in the battlefields of Gallipoli. His diary records the horrors, the blood, and the blunders in graphic sequence for 131 days. He stood tall for his country and the people he loved. He did it with his heart and lived with what it took from him. Regret and anger were never part of his life; neither was a damaged spirit. Heroes do not have to be Hercules or Samson. Sometimes they can be ordinary human beings who, when tested, can be bigger than both of them. This story is based on my father's diary, to conversations at home during his surviving years, and to my mother's reminiscences after his death in 1967. I have recounted his opinions and details of his experiences. To the best of my knowledge, I have faithfully represented him. PUBLISHER NOTE: World War I Biographical of 65,000 words. An emotional account, based on Charlie Lord's diaries of the time, Gallipoli: The War Nobody Won reveals the true cost of battle. Written by the man who knew him, Charlie Lord's son, Kenn Lord.
Six smart movers come up with a killer caper to score millions in bets on the racetrack by substituting a super gelding for a lookalike no-hoper in one race.Ingenious minds go to work, and the caper hits the button.But what the movers fail to see is that the no-hoper horse belongs to a little country town that boasts an adoring team of no-hoper groupies who have their hearts set on their hero’s real-time success.But there’s a polished spider in the web—an ego-rich man of means who noses a con and plots its public upset, thus ignoring the wishes of the adoring groupies. What begins as the killer caper of its time, slowly turns into a sneaky battle of wits. Adoring little towns have been known to breed big dreamers.PUBLISHER NOTE: Action Adventure Suspense. Small Town Crime Caper. 68,600 words.
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