Gallipoli (by Peter Hart)  

One of the most famous in history battles, the WWI Gallipoli campaign began as a bold by the British to capture Constantinople, but this new final story explains that since the initial landing which ended with so much blood in the sea could be considered aircraft above in the desperate early attacks of the summer and the battle of attrition that followedIt is a tragic folly to failure from the outset.Gallipoli forced the young Winston Churchill Office, established the iconic founder of the Turkey, Mustafa Kemal (better known under the name of "Ataturk") and marked the emergence of the Australia as a nation in its own right. Drawing unpublished eyewitness by persons of all ranks, of Great Britain, the Australia and the New Zealand, but the Turkey and the France and Peter Hart weaves stories of first-hand in a living of the battle story and its consequences. Hart, a historian at the Imperial War Museum and a tour of the battlefield of Gallipoli guide, provides a vivid account, boots on the ground which evokes with gusto the confusion of war, the horrors of battle and sad courage of the soldiers. It provides a clever, unwavering leadership assessment as well. It shows that the British invasion was doomed to failure from the outset, but it puts a special responsibility on General Sir Ian Hamilton, whose misplaced optimism, particularly plans, and its refusal to recognize the seriousness of the situation essentially turned failure likely complete disaster.Capture the read more...
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