Gallipoli
(Book)

"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Profile Books"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

One of the most famous battles in history, the WWI Gallipoli campaign began as a bold move by the British to capture Constantinople, but this definitive new history explains that from the initial landings to the desperate attacks of early summer and the battle of attrition that followed, it was a tragic folly destined to fail from the start. Gallipoli forced the young Winston Churchill from office, established Turkey's iconic founder Mustafa Kemal (better known as "Ataturk"), and marked Australia's emergence as a nation in its own right. Drawing on unpublished eyewitness accounts by individuals from all ranks--not only from Britain, Australia and New Zealand, but from Turkey and France as well--historian Peter Hart weaves first-hand stories into a vivid narrative of the battle and its aftermath. He provides an astute, unflinching assessment of the leaders as well.--From publisher description.