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The Dardanelles disaster : Winston Churchill's greatest failure /

A naval historian describes the British Navy's disastrous attempt to get to Constantinople through the Dardanelles, and analyzes Winston Churchill's response to the obstacles faced during the operation that marked a turning point in World War I.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van der Vat, Dan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Duckworth Overlook, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula.
World War, 1914-1918 > Naval operations, British.
Churchill, Winston, > 1874-1965 > Military leadership.
Description
Summary:A naval historian describes the British Navy's disastrous attempt to get to Constantinople through the Dardanelles, and analyzes Winston Churchill's response to the obstacles faced during the operation that marked a turning point in World War I.
Physical Description:xiii, 226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-218) and index.
ISBN:9781590202234 (U.S. : hbk.) :
1590202236 (U.S. : hbk.) :
9780715637166 (U.K. : hbk.) :
0715637169 (U.K. : hbk.) :