Gallipoli 1915 (Battle Story)
Gallipoli 1915 (Battle Story)
Spellmount | 2012 | ISBN: 0752463101 | English | 160 Pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Spellmount | 2012 | ISBN: 0752463101 | English | 160 Pages | EPUB | 4 MB
The Gallipoli campaign was in some ways the brainchild of First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, who saw an attack on the Dardanelles as a way to break through the stalemate in supplying the Eastern Front. The preceding naval campaign led many to believe that victory was inevitable. However, increased losses at sea prompted the Allies to send ground troops to invade and eliminate the Ottoman artillery. These ground forces comprised a large ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand) contingent and Gallipoli would be their first major campaign in the war. They invaded on April 25, 1915, landing on 5 stretches of beach in open boats.