No one could ride him but one man - Major Michael Shanahan. But as war horses go he had one serious problem. In performance and character he stood above all the other 200,000 Australian horses sent to the Middle East in the Great War. He had power, intelligence and unmatched courage. Seller Inventory # 9781743312629īook Description Paperback. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. An epic yarn based on the true story of a great Australian war horse who rode with bravery and valour at Gallipoli, the desert campaigns of Egypt, and Palestine. There was no other horse like Bill the Bastard. Bill had become a legend, a symbol of the courage and unbreakable will of the Anzac mounted force. By September 1918, Bill the Bastard was known by the entire Light Horse force, who used his name not as an insult, but as a term of endearment. And when the chips were down, Bill's heroic efforts and exceptional instincts in battle saved the lives of Shanahan and four of his men. They depended on each other for their survival. Bill the Bastard is the remarkable tale of a bond between a determined trooper and his stoic but cantankerous mount. Some even thought Bill took a sneering pleasure in watching would-be riders hit the dust.
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