Gallipoli : the end of the myth

Gallipoli : the end of the myth / Robin Prior.

Overview: World War I's Gallipoli campaign was an ill-fated Allied attempt to shorten the war by eliminating Turkey, creating a Balkan alliance against the Central Powers, and securing a sea route to Russia. Now in paperback, this is the definitive report of this dramatic and tragic operation.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prior, Robin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Military campaigns
Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey) > History, Military.
Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula
Halbinsel Gelibolu > Schlacht.
Military history
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Table of Contents:
  • List of illustrations
  • List of maps
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1: Origins of the naval offensive
  • 2: From ships to troops
  • 3: Worst-laid plans
  • 4: Rise and fall of the naval attack
  • 5: No going back
  • 6: Military plan
  • 7: Bodies everywhere: the Helles landings
  • 8: Perfect hail of bullets: landing and consolidation at Anzac
  • 9: Killing fields of Krithia
  • 10: Last throw in the south
  • 11: Plans of August
  • 12: Assault on Sari Bair
  • 13: Suvla Bay: the scapegoat battle
  • 14: War as we must: the political debate
  • 15: Campaign not won
  • Reflections on Gallipoli
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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