Silent Landscape at Gallipoli
the battlefields of the dardanelles, one hundred years on
$77.85
- Hardcover
212 pages
- Release Date
10 July 2018
Summary
Silent Landscape at Gallipoli: A Battlefield Untouched by Time
The Gallipoli campaign, conceived in early 1915, was an ambitious yet flawed attempt to break the stalemate in France and Flanders. Championed by Churchill, the plan envisioned using naval power to force the Dardanelles straits – a romantic concept inspired by ancient myths and the might of the British Empire.
However, reality diverged sharply from this vision. The navy’s failure necessitated landing troops on th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911512738 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1911512730 |
| Author: | Simon Doughty, James Kerr |
| Publisher: | Helion & Company |
| Imprint: | Helion & Company |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 212 |
| Release Date: | 10 July 2018 |
| Weight: | 1.68kg |
| Dimensions: | 318mm x 248mm |
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This superb book will set you on the path of discovery that may even lead to a few cold beers overlooking the Narrows and that is a very nice thought indeed. * War History Online 21/12/2018 *
About The Author
Simon Doughty
Simon Doughty was commissioned into The Life Guards in 1976 and retired from the army in 2009. He is a graduate of War Studies at King’s College London and is a member of the British Commission for Military History, the Society of Army Historical Research and the Army Records Society. As a battlefield guide, he has worked for Holts Battlefield & History Tours and occasionally takes friends on visits to First and Second World War battlefields. He is the editor of The Guards Magazine and the author of The Guards Came Through; The Guards Regiments in The Great War.
James Kerr has been an interior, landscape and garden photographer for over twenty years. The First World War has always held a great fascination and he has visited the Western Front many times with his camera. Before becoming a photographer he spent seven years in the Coldstream Guards. His work has been published in several books on the Great War as well as Shakespeare’s Scenery, a coffee table book of Warwickshire.
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