Title: The Gallipoli Campaign : the Turkish perspective /
Authors: Gürcan, Metin,; Johnson, Robert, 1967-
Year: 2016
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Turkey Gallipoli Peninsula; World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Turkey Gallipoli Peninsula Sources.; Military campaigns.; Turkey Gallipoli Peninsula
Abstract: "The war against the Ottomans, on Gallipoli, in Palestine and in Mesopotamia, was a major enterprise for the Allies with important long-term geo-political consequences. The absence of a Turkish perspective, written in English, represents a huge gap in the historiography of the First World War. This timely collection of wide-ranging essays on the campaign, drawing on Turkish sources and written by experts in the field, addresses this gap. Scholars employ archival documents from the Turkish General Staff, diaries and letters of Turkish soldiers, Ottoman journals and newspapers published during the campaign, and recent academic literature by Turkish scholars to reveal a different perspective on the campaign, which should breathe new life into English-language historiography on this crucial series of events"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Introduction / Robert Johnson and Metin Gurcan -- Contested historiography : Allied perspectives on the Gallipoli Campaign / Robert Johnson -- A critique of the defence plans in the Gallipoli Peninsula : Liman Von Sanders, Turkish commanders and the conduct of operations / Ferhat Çalışkan -- Taking the initiative at the tactical level in the Gallipoli Campaign and its effects / Hasan Tahsin Vanlı -- Ottoman defences and Allied naval operations in the Çanakkale Straits / Hilmi Kendircioglu -- The Çanakkale naval battles in Turkish official records / Hülya Toker -- Talking to hearts and minds : influencing strategies in the Gallipoli Campaign / Metin Gurcan -- Recognising the other : contested identities at Gallipoli / Alev Karaduman -- The meaning of Gallipoli in Turkish national identity / Mehmet Akif Okur -- Contemporary Turkish perceptions of the Gallipoli Campaign / Kahraman Sakul -- Reflections on the Gallipoli Campaign in Turkish literature / Safak Horzum.