Gallipoli Vol 2. Official History of the Great War Other Theatres - Softcover

Aspinall-Oglander, Brig Gen C. F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845749480 ISBN 13: 9781845749484

Publisher: Naval & Military Press, 2013

Synopsis

Originally conceived as a bold and imaginative surprise stroke to get around the stalemate of the trenches and attack Germany through the back door of her Turkish ally, the Gallipoli campaign became a byword for bungling incompetence as well as for the bravery and horrendous conditions endured by both sides. This second, concluding volume of the Official History tells the story from May 1915 down to the evacuation of the embattled peninsular. It tells of the subsidiary landings once it was clear that the element of surprise had been lost after the initial invasion, and of the stubborn refusal of the High Command to abandon an enterprise in which so much had been invested. Ironically, after the bungled conduct of the campaign, the evacuation itself was a flawless example of a textbook operation that took the Turks completely by surprise.

About this edition

• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1845749480
• ISBN 13: 9781845749484
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 644