The Dardanelles disaster
Subtitle: Winston Churchill's greatest failure
By: Dan van der Vat
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Duckworth Overlook
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781590202234; 9780715637166
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Grossbritannien; Kriegsmarine; Campaigns; Schlacht (1915); Military leadership; British Naval operations; Naval operations; Marine; Seekrieg
Description: A naval historian describes the British Navy's disastrous attempt to get to Constantinople through the Dardanelles, and analyzes Winston Churchill's response to the obstacles faced during the operation that marked a turning point in World War I.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-218) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Turkish question; title: The German answer; title: Blockade; title: Councils of war; title: 'We have no troops'; title: The Battle of the Dardanelles; title: Crescendo; title: Heads roll; title: The Gallipoli Campaign; title: The inquest; title: What became of them; title: The new Turkey and Middle East.