ABC Books, 2000

The story of and perspectives on Gallipoli from the men who went and returned. Ten years after its first release, Harvey Broadbent's The Boys Who Came Home has to be re-published by ABC Books. The Boys Who Came Home is the story of Gallipoli told by the men who were there - Anzacs, Turks and British - and who returned to relive their memories of the battles throughout their lives.

These experiences are pinpointed against larger events of the campaign and frequently challenge common perceptions about it.

The book includes vivid recollections by men who are no longer with us, giving a taste of the atmosphere of the times and questioning some of the common perceptions of these events which have defined our national identity. The campaign cost many lives but forged a sense of national character - the Anzac spirit.

It was one of the first books on the subject to use first hand oral accounts from veterans, the first book in English to use interviews with Turkish veterans.

Harvey Broadbent, a writer, director, producer and consultant for TV and radio, has had many years experience working in both media for the ABC.

With an honours degree in Middle Eastern studies, he is also a specialist on Turkish history and culture.

His Four Corners documentary, with Chris Masters, won the United Nations Association of Australia Media Peace Award, and led to this book and a TV documentary of the same name (available on ABC Video).

He has led study tours to Gallipoli annually for the last ten years and regularly gives talks around Australia.

Harvey compiled The Boys Who Came Home for both the general reader and for Australia's youth, particularly as a resource for Gallipoli studies in the Australian high school curricula - lest we forget. .