Gallipoli: The Classic WWI Account of Churchill's Failed Campaign, Allied Heroism, and a Tragic Quarter-Million Casualties - Couverture souple

Moorehead, Alan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060937084 ISBN 13 : 9780060937089

Editeur : Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002

Synopsis

The classic account of one of the most tragic battles in modern history.

“The story is told superbly. Because Mr. Moorehead knows what a battlefield looks, smells, and sounds like, the reader gets the ‘feel’ of the battle....I have read no better descriptive writing about either world war.” — Drew Middleton, New York Times

When Turkey unexpectedly sided with Germany in World War I, Winston Churchill as First Sea Lord for the British conceived a plan of smashing through the Dardanelles, reopening the Straits to Russian shipping, and immobilizing the Turks.

On the night of March 18, 1915, this plan nearly succeeded—the Turks were virtually beaten. But poor communication left the Allies in the dark, allowing the Turks to prevail and the Allies to suffer a crushing quarter-million casualties. 

A vivid chronicle of adventure, suspense, agony, and heroism, Gallipoli brings to life the tragic waste in human life, the physical horror, and the sheer heartbreaking folly of fighting for impossible objectives with inadequate means on unknown, unmapped terrain. 

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À propos de l'auteur

Alan Moorehead (1910-1983) was a foreign correspondent for the London Daily Express, where he won an international reputation for his coverage of World War II campaigns, and also served as the chief public relations officer in the Ministry of Defense. He is also the author of many other notable books, including Gallipoli and Darwin and the Beagle.

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When Turkey unexpectedly sided with Germany in World War I, Winston Churchill, as Sea Lord for the British, conceived a plan: smash through the Dardanelles, reopen the Straits to Russia, and immobilize the Turks.

On the night of March 18, 1915, this plan nearly succeeded -- the Turks were virtually beaten. But poor communication left the Allies in the dark, allowing the Turks to prevail and the Allies to suffer a crushing quarter-million casualties.

A vivid chronicle of adventure, suspense, agony, and heroism, Gallipoli brings fully to life the tragic waste in human life, the physical horror, and the sheer heartbreaking folly of fighting for impossible objectives with inadequate means on unknown, unmapped terrain.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060937084
• ISBN 13: 9780060937089
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
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