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Gallipoli : the end of the myth /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Prior, Robin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, [2009]
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula.
Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey) > History, Military.
Table of Contents:
  • The origin of the naval offensive
  • From ships to troops
  • The worst-laid plans
  • The rise and fall of the naval attack
  • No going back
  • The military plan
  • Bodies everywhere: The Helles landings
  • A perfect hail of bullets: Landing and consolidation at Anzac
  • The killing fields of Krithia
  • Last throw in the South
  • The plans of August
  • The assault on Sari Bair
  • Suvla Bay: The scapegoat battle
  • "War as we must": The political debate
  • A campaign not won
  • Reflections on Gallipoli.