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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

#OTD, 8 August 1915, the lack of progress at Suvla Bay was greatly frustrating those at GHQ, especially Cecil Aspinall - one of the plan’s architects - who was rather dejected after visiting the front. Here’s an extract from my diary. @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social @militaryhistory.bsky.social

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

#OTD 7 August 1915, as the #Gallipoli August offensive raged, GHQ waited for information to filter back from the front. The pace of work was much slower than during the April landings. Here’s a peak behind the scenes. Get yourself a copy of my diary at littlegully.com @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

#OTD in 1915, I recorded in my #Gallipoli diary my private thoughts about General Ian Hamilton, and implications if the forthcoming offensive failed. Here’s a teaser. Get your own copy of the diary at littlegully.com @stevejchambers.bsky.social @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social @otdmilhistory.bsky.social

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

110 years after writing it, my #Gallipoli diary is now available to buy in ebook, paperback, and hardcover at www.littlegully.com @fwwsoc.bsky.social @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social @gallipoli15.bsky.social @stevejchambers.bsky.social

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Dr Aimée Fox @draefox.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

HUGE congratulations to my good friend Rhys Crawley & his co-editors on their edition of @orlowilliams.bsky.social's Gallipoli Diary! A vital source on the Gallipoli campaign & an incisive account of the personalities & politics of Gen Sir Ian Hamilton’s HQ. @stevejchambers.bsky.social

A copy of Orlo Williams' diary on a grey bookshelf. Behind the book is a poster advertising the British Army's "Trooping the Colour". Williams' diary has a picture of Orlo on the front cover in his First World War khaki uniform. Across the picture of Orlo is the title of the book, Inside GHQ.

'The history of the Gallipoli campaign, rich in military lessons, should also serve as a general warning to all who at crises place undue confidence in Cabinets'. O.C. Williams 1929.

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

#OTD in 1915 You can get more insights into life at GHQ in my #Gallipoli diary. Buy your copy at www.littlegully.com

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

#OTD in 1915 there was lots of correspondence between London and GHQ about reinforcing #Gallipoli with three new divisions. You can read about it in my diary, available in paperback, hardcover or ebook at www.littlegully.com

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

#OTD in 1915, I was busy sending and deciphering secret telegrams between London and #Gallipoli about our prospects for another big push. You can learn more about the inner machinations of the campaign in my book, INSIDE GHQ.

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Here’s another extract from my #Gallipoli diary, summarising a telegram I enciphered #OTD for Lord Kitchener’s consideration. Get your copy of my diary today via www.littlegully.com

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ANU Press @anupress.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

David Horner OAM, FASSA is Australia’s leading #military historian. With 32 books and major contributions to policy, intelligence & strategy, his impact is unmatched. This forthcoming essay collection honours his legacy and scholarship. Register your interest today: doi.org/10.22459/MHS...

ANU Press Coming Soon
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Essays in Honour of David Horner AM FASSA

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Here’s another extract from my #Gallipoli diary, summarising a telegram I enciphered #OTD for Lord Kitchener’s consideration. Get your copy of my diary today via www.littlegully.com

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Stephen Chambers @stevejchambers.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

I wonder what’s inside the box …. Oh, more copies of ‘Inside GHQ - The Gallipoli Diary of Captain Orlo Williams’. A big thanks to @orlowilliams.bsky.social and Little Gully Publishing for producing such a wonderful book … and my fellow editors Rhys Crawley and Ash Brown @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The Third Battle of Krithia happened #OTD, 4 June 1915. Here’s a taste of what I wrote in my #Gallipoli diary, 110 years ago. You can now get the full diary via www.littlegully.com

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

#OTD in 1915 the General Staff were getting ready to shift GHQ from the cramped confines of HMS Arcadian to our new camp on Imbros Island. Below is an extract from my #Gallipoli diary. Buy your copy today.

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Stephen Chambers @stevejchambers.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

A nice surprise was waiting on the doorstep this afternoon. I’ll be taking a few to the June 14th @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social and @greatwarhuts.bsky.social conference in Suffolk if anyone would like a copy … and there are 4 wonderful speakers and a First World War trench to explore as well 😁

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Keep following for more excerpts from my unique Gallipoli diary. Get your copy, with my day-by-day account of life at GHQ, and never before seen photos, at littlegully.com/books/inside...

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

I made my first visit to #Anzac #OTD in 1915. I reflected on what I saw, including the truce to bury the dead, in my #Gallipoli diary, which is now available to buy at littlegully.com/books/inside...

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Dr Aimée Fox @draefox.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

"A welcome addition to our understanding of the British Army during the #FWW" & "a vital source for deeper understanding of the officer corps & its handling of that conflict". Delighted to read Martin Samuels' @fwwsoc.bsky.social review of my edition of Major General Guy Dawnay's correspondence.

Copy of my edition of Major General Guy Dawnay's First World War correspondence. It has a red cover with a sepia photo of Dawnay, holding a cigarette. The book is upright on a grey table. Behind the book is a black and white poster from the Imperial War Museum, which depicts a dazzle ship.

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The wait is over. After 110 years, my #Gallipoli diary is now available to buy in ebook, paperback, and hardcover. For more details, including reviews and links to where you can purchase a copy (or three), visit littlegully.com/books/inside...

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

#OTD in 1915 the Turks launched a costly attack all along the #Anzac line. A truce was soon arranged to bury the thousands of bloated bodies in no man’s land. Here’s a snippet from my #Gallipoli diary, which goes on sale this week.

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Orlo Williams @orlowilliams.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Advance praise for INSIDE GHQ: The Gallipoli Diary of Captain Orlo Williams.

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