Gallipoli : the end of the myth /
Overview: World War I's Gallipoli campaign was an ill-fated Allied attempt to shorten the war by eliminating Turkey, creating a Balkan alliance against the Central Powers, and securing a sea route to Russia. Now in paperback, this is the definitive report of this dramatic and tragic operation.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven, Conn. ; London :
Yale University Press,
2010.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of illustrations
- List of maps
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1: Origins of the naval offensive
- 2: From ships to troops
- 3: Worst-laid plans
- 4: Rise and fall of the naval attack
- 5: No going back
- 6: Military plan
- 7: Bodies everywhere: the Helles landings
- 8: Perfect hail of bullets: landing and consolidation at Anzac
- 9: Killing fields of Krithia
- 10: Last throw in the south
- 11: Plans of August
- 12: Assault on Sari Bair
- 13: Suvla Bay: the scapegoat battle
- 14: War as we must: the political debate
- 15: Campaign not won
- Reflections on Gallipoli
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.