- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Papermac; New edition edition (7 April 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0333629523
- ISBN-13: 978-0333629529
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 348,038 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The participants in the battle of Gallipoli tell the story of the failed offensive through contemporary accounts and memories recorded later in life. The bitter campaign against the Turks from April 1915 to January 1916 was ill-conceived, inadequately equipped and never likely to succeed. The bravery and resilience of the troops drawn from the United Kingdom, from the dominions of the Empire, from France and her African colonies, in the face of disease and violent death is shown in their letters, diaries and recorded memories which recall the reality of the campaign. This book provides an insight into the lives of the soldiers involved and an account of the doomed campaign.
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The battle for Gallipoli was officially described as 'one of the world's classic tragedies' and in Defeat at Gallipoli the participants tell the full story of this failed offensive. The bitter campaign against the Turks from April 1915 to January 1916 was ill-conceived, inadequately equipped and never likely to succeed. The bravery and resilience of the troops in the face of disease and violent death is shown in their letters, diaries and recorded memories, recalling the sordid reality of the campaign. Linking together these experiences, Nigel Steel and Peter Hart provide a new insight into the lives of the soldiers involved and a powerful, moving account of a doomed campaign. 'One of the most controversial and disastrous British campaigns of the 20th century . . . these two historians make a strong case for history proper. Their tale never dulls in the telling' Guardian 'The dramatic effect is considerable and increases in intensity as the story unfolds.' Field Marshal Lord Carver, 'The bill for the incompetence . . . down through the chain of command was paid by suffering in the appalling conditions so vividly described in this splendid book.' Major General Julian Thompson, Globe and Laurel
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I would prefere, A battle lost however the war was won. No thanks to the planners. However once again the last call has to go to the men who left Gallipoli to their comrades that died. To have left the peninsula with zero casualities was a victory. Been there and seen the terrain. A wonder there was not more casualities. The wonder of a trench. All the men on Anzac were not defeated, they won on the Somme and Passchendaele.
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minute by minute
5 Mar 2008
Format:Paperback
Like a real time correspondence .Book neatly tells what happened in that bloody period hour by hour with great details you wouldn't find anywhere else .Anyone should read this prior to visiting Dardanelles .You 'll appreciate the value of the soil you step on .
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good war writing
15 Mar 2003
Format:Paperback
great telling of the gallipoli campaign. steel's book focuses on the british role in the sequence of battles, giving the reader much information concerning both command decisions and troop experiences (the latter via letters home and diary entries). this truly is a wonderful "war book" in that it doesn't glorify war, but at the same time gives us a warranted respect for the sufferings of the warrior.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Recommended
10 Jun 2000
Format:Hardcover
written without any bias. You feel like living one the hitory's bloodiest campaigns, very well narrated.
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