Gallipoli (Wordsworth Military Library) - Softcover

Moorehead, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853266752 ISBN 13: 9781853266751

Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, 1997

Synopsis

In 1915 the Gallipoli campaign was designed to break the deadlock in the muddy trenches of the Western Front by forcing the Dardenelles, capturing Constantinople, knocking Turkey out of the war and bringing supplies and arms to the Russians for their immense German Front. It was a costly failure. Using private papers as well as official records, Alan Moorehead re-creates the drama of Gallipoli with its tragic hesitations and missed opportunities. He describes the heroism of the British and Anzac troops who were hemmed within a few terrible acres of beach and hillside and permanently under shellfire.

About this title

Review:

'To visit the battlefield is to make a pilgrimage to one of the most emotive landmarks of one of the most terrible conflicts of history, of which Alan Moorehead remains perhaps the most vivid chronicler.' --

(Sir Max Hastings)

About the Author:

Alan Moorehead was born in Australia and served as a war correspondent in the Second World War. His many acclaimed works of history and military history include The White Nile and African Trilogy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1853266752
• ISBN 13: 9781853266751
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336