Gallipoli

by Snelling, Stephen

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Title Statements

Full title :Gallipoli / Stephen Snelling.

Summary

The landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula on 25 April 1915 represented the greatest amphibious operation carried out during the course of the First World War. What had initially been a purely naval enterprise had escalated to become a full-scale Anglo-French invasion, resulting in an eight-month campaign which Churchill hoped would knock Turkey out of the war. For a campaign that promised so much, it ultimately became a tragedy of lost opportunities. By January 1916, when the last men were taken off the peninsula, the casualties totalled 205,000. This book tells the stories of the 39 men whose bravery on the battlefield was rewarded by the Victoria Cross, among them the war's first Australian VC, first New Zealand VC, and first Royal Marine VC. It represents the highest number of VCs won in a theatre of war, other than the Western Front.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2010.
Edition:New ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):History
Place of Publication:Stroud
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010.

Notes

Previous edition: 1995.

The Physical Object

Description:XIV, 274 S. : : illustrations, Kt.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780752456539, 0752456539
oclc:ocn501397199
LC Classification:D
Dewey Decimal:940.426

Subjects

Biographie Croix de Victoria Geschichte Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 -- Campagnes… Halbinsel Gelibolu -- Schlacht Military campaigns Soldat Turkey -- Gallipoli Peninsula Victoria Cross World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Tu…