num_pages: 384
description: The Allied campaign against Gallipoli began in 1915 when the Turks went into World War I on Germany's side. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty in the British War Cabinet, conceived the plan of smashing through the Dardanelles with a fleet of old battleships and reopening the straits to Russian shipping.For years the Turks had been beaten in every battle they fought, and the project stood a reasonable chance of success.But what happened in the next nine months was a nightmare of lost opportunities, confused planning, and military incompetence.Here is an epic of gallantry and folly -- the whole story of the most controversial campaign of modern times.
language: English
title: Gallipoli
titlecomplete: Gallipoli
genres: Historical, War, World War I, Australia, European History, Nonfiction, Classics, Military History, Military Fiction, History
ratings_count: 1065
places: Gallipoli
awards: awardedAt: -441820800000
name: Duff Cooper Prize
publisher: Ballantine Books