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 Drawing on unpublished eyewitness accounts by individuals from all ranks--not only from Britain, Australia and New Zealand, but from Turkey and France as well--historian Peter Hart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 the publisher description.

"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Profile Books"--T.p. verso.

Dodging the issue -- Navy in action -- Gathering of the forces -- Plans : countdown to disaster -- 25 April : landings at Anzac -- 25 April : landings at Helles -- 25 April : drama at V Beach -- 25 April : Kum Kale and diversions -- Anzac : the holding pen -- Helles : the real fight for Gallipoli -- Helles : writing on the wall -- New beginnings : Hamilton's plans -- August : Helles sacrifice -- August : Anzac, diversions, and breakout -- August : Suvla Bay landings -- 21 August 1915 : a useless gesture -- Should they stay or should they go? -- The beginning of the end -- Last rites at Helles -- Myths and legends -- Appendix A: A Gallipoli tour -- Appendix B: Glossary of military terms.

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