Gallipoli : the end of the myth /

Prior, Robin.

Gallipoli : the end of the myth / Robin Prior. - New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2009. - xvi, 288 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [272]-276) and index.

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.

9780300149951 (cloth : alk. paper)

2008044682

GBA8D6466 bnb

014844870 Uk


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


Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey)--History, Military.

D568.3 / .P76 2009

940.42