Gardens of Hell : Battles of the Gallipoli Campaign, 1915-1916 /

Gardens of Hell examines the human side of one of the great tragedies of modern warfare, the Gallipoli campaign of the First World War. In February 1915, beginning with a naval attack on Turkey in the Dardanelles, a combined force of British, Australian, New Zealand, Indian, and French troops invade...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gariepy, Patrick
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Military campaigns.
HISTORY > Middle East > Turkey & Ottoman Empire.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Campagnes et batailles > Turquie > Gallipoli, Peninsule de.
World War, 1914-1918 > Campaigns > Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula.
Turkey > Gallipoli Peninsula.
Gallipoli, Peninsule de (Turquie) > Histoire militaire > 20e siecle.
Gallipoli Peninsula (Turkey) > History, Military > 20th century.
Military history.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Gardens of Hell examines the human side of one of the great tragedies of modern warfare, the Gallipoli campaign of the First World War. In February 1915, beginning with a naval attack on Turkey in the Dardanelles, a combined force of British, Australian, New Zealand, Indian, and French troops invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula only to face crushing losses and an ignominious retreat from what seemed a hopeless mission. Both sides in the battle suffered huge casualties, with a combined 127,000 servicemen killed during the action. Patrick Gariepy has pieced together the battle from combatantsAE own w.
Physical Description:1 online resource (392 pages).
ISBN:9781612346847

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