Author:
Van der Vat, Dan.
Edition Statement:1st ed.
Imprint:London : Duckworth ; Woodstock, N.Y. : Overlook Press, 2009.
Descriptionxiii, 226 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:The Turkish question -- The German answer -- Blockade -- Councils of war -- 'We have no troops' -- The Battle of the Dardanelles -- Crescendo -- Heads roll -- The Gallipoli Campaign -- The inquest -- What became of them -- The new Turkey and Middle East.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Note: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.
