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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...
#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
August 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#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
August 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
#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
July 21, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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
July 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
One of our co-editors, RhysCrawley, just spoke about the diary, and its unique insights into the Gallipoli campaign, at the @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social conference. Thanks to all who attended. Get your copy of the diary today at www.amazon.co.uk/Inside-GHQ-G... @stevejchambers.bsky.social
Inside GHQ: The Gallipoli Diary of Captain Orlo Williams
Buy Inside GHQ: The Gallipoli Diary of Captain Orlo Williams by Williams, Orlo, Crawley, Rhys, Chambers, Stephen, Brown, Ashleigh (ISBN: 9781763626836) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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July 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Thanks, Aimee. Dear readers, get your copy at www.littlegully.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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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
June 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
#OTD in 1915, GHQ’s staff officers were discussing the prospects of a future #Gallipoli offensive. Read more, buy my diary at www.littlegully.com @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social @stevejchambers.bsky.social @fwwsoc.bsky.social @gallipoli15.bsky.social @draefox.bsky.social @militaryhistory.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
#OTD in 1915

You can get more insights into life at GHQ in my #Gallipoli diary. Buy your copy at www.littlegully.com
June 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
#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
June 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
#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.
June 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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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
June 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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June 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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
June 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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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
June 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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
June 3, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#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.
May 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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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 😁
May 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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...
May 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
May 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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...
May 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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"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.
May 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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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...
May 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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...
May 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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#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.
May 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM