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The Ottoman Army won a historic victory over the Allied forces at Gallipoli in 1915. This was one of the most decisive and clear-cut campaigns of the Great War. Yet the performance of the Ottomans, the victors, has often received less attention than that of the Allied army they defeated.
Edward Erickson, in this perceptive new study, concentrates on the Ottoman side of the campaign. He looks in detail at the Ottoman Army - at its structure, tactics and deployment - and at the conduct of the commanders who served it so well. His pioneering work complements the extensive literature on other aspects of the Gallipoli battle, in particular those accounts that have focused on the experience of the British, Australians and New Zealanders. This highly original reassessment of the campaign will be essential reading for students of the Great War, especially the conflict in the Middle East.
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1 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having recently visited Gallipoli I wanted to learn more.
This is written from Ottoman view point. Heavy with detail in places but worth the effort & concentration.
This is written from Ottoman view point. Heavy with detail in places but worth the effort & concentration.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
An outstanding book
4 Oct 2010
Format:Hardcover
Edward J. Erickson's book is an extremely important one that looks at the Gallipoli campaign from the Turkish point of view, something few western historians have done. He uses the Turkish official history, which is three volumes in length, as well as memoirs and other published accounts (in Turkish) from Turkish officers. Since 1916 we have heard largely a one sided version of the battle from the British/ANZAC/French point of view, with a little from some German officers. The book details how and why the Ottoman Army beat the British, ANZAC, and French forces during the battle, from the naval bombardment to the final evacuation. Erickson frequently stops to discuss western views of certain aspects of the battle, then contrasts them to what the Turkish were doing, which gives us a much better understanding of events.
Erickson believes that the Turks out performed the British and others because they had superior reporting systems that allowed Turkish officers to know what was going on, a better planning systems to put that knowledge to use, aggressive officers who led from the front usually without German assistance to implement those plans, a more flexible force structure, and their corps and army level headquarters functioned better than their opponents. Since this is an operational history, it does not include much from the soldiers' point of view. It is well supported by maps reprinted from the Turkish official history. He also includes a chapter that discusses Ottoman logistics.
This book is essential if one wants to understand what happened at Gallipoli and why. I recommend it for anyone interested in World War I, the Gallipoli campaign, as well as nearly any library.
All I can say is that I'd like to see more such books from Erickson or others dicusssing the Turkish point of view in other theaters such as Palestine, Mesopotamia or the Caucasus.
Erickson believes that the Turks out performed the British and others because they had superior reporting systems that allowed Turkish officers to know what was going on, a better planning systems to put that knowledge to use, aggressive officers who led from the front usually without German assistance to implement those plans, a more flexible force structure, and their corps and army level headquarters functioned better than their opponents. Since this is an operational history, it does not include much from the soldiers' point of view. It is well supported by maps reprinted from the Turkish official history. He also includes a chapter that discusses Ottoman logistics.
This book is essential if one wants to understand what happened at Gallipoli and why. I recommend it for anyone interested in World War I, the Gallipoli campaign, as well as nearly any library.
All I can say is that I'd like to see more such books from Erickson or others dicusssing the Turkish point of view in other theaters such as Palestine, Mesopotamia or the Caucasus.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic Book, a real eye opener
6 Oct 2011
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The book is a really good historical source of the battle. It is filled with lots of important information from the Turkish viewpoint and brought out the true nature of this campaign. It was a valuable resource as I visited the Gallipoi battlefield.
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