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Published 01-01-2014
ISBN 9780522866049
Pages 318
Subjects True war and combat stories Specific wars and campaigns Biography: historical, political and military
Imprint MUP Digital

Simpson and the Donkey

Anniversary Edition

Peter Cochrane

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Published 01-01-2014
ISBN 9780522866049
Pages 318
Subjects True war and combat stories Specific wars and campaigns Biography: historical, political and military
Imprint MUP Digital

Anniversary Edition, new foreword

The simple tale of Simpson and his donkey is the pre-eminent legend of heroism. It is the story of a humble water-carrier, a rescuer of wounded men, a tale of compassion, stoic persistence, with a tragic end. His tale is an integral part of the Anzac story.

Across time, a simple tale can acquire a complicated history. This is what happened to the man with the donkey and is the subject of this book, Simpson's 'afterlife', the legend.

Peter Cochrane is an historian and novelist based in Sydney. He is an Honorary Associate in History at University of Sydney and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His most recent work is the novel The Making of Martin Sparrow (Penguin/Viking 2018). The Italian edition was published in Rome in March 2019…