Alan Moorehead
Gallipoli
(Ballantine Books Aug. 12, 1985)
An epic of gallantry and folly -- the whole story of the most controversial campaign of modern times.
The Allied campaign against Gallipoli began in 1915 when the Turks went into World War I on Germany's side. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty in the British War Cabinet, conceived the plan of smashing through the Dardanelles with a fleet of old battleships and reopening the straits to Russian shipping.
For years the Turks had been beaten in every battle they fought, and the project stood a reasonable chance of success.
But what happened in the next nine months was a nightmare of lost opportunities, confused planning, and military incompetence.
ONE OF THE MOST STAGGERING STORIES OF WAR EVER TOLD
The Allied campaign against Gallipoli began in 1915 when the Turks went into World War I on Germany's side. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty in the British War Cabinet, conceived the plan of smashing through the Dardanelles with a fleet of old battleships and reopening the straits to Russian shipping.
For years the Turks had been beaten in every battle they fought, and the project stood a reasonable chance of success.
But what happened in the next nine months was a nightmare of lost opportunities, confused planning, and military incompetence.
ONE OF THE MOST STAGGERING STORIES OF WAR EVER TOLD
- ISBN
- 0345330889 / 9780345330888
- Weight
- 6.1 oz.
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 1.25 in.
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