Prior, Robin.

Gallipoli : the end of the myth / Robin Prior. - New Haven, Conn. ; London : Yale University Press, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (xvi, 288 pages) : illustrations (16 pages plates).

Originally published: 2009.

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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.



9780300159912


World War, 1914-1918--Campaigns--Turkey--Gallipoli Peninsula.


Electronic Books.

D568 / .G355 2010