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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Uncensored Dardanellesdi Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. A book written by a war correspondent, mainly in real-time. This treatment gives a refreshing insight to a topic which has had a great deal of hindsight applied! While there is much that has dated and many references that would have been known to the readers at the time but less so now, I found that the real time perspective of the 4 fronts, namely Suvla, Anzac, Helles and the Naval aspect of the straits (with references also regarding politics in London) was fantastic in weaving the combined narrative into a sensible and understandable story. This book got my 4 star rating due to its clear and concise description of the strategy and boiling down the actions in a manner to make them intelligible. Added to this outstanding narration, was the clear and common sense explanation to all the debates on all the "Gallipoli could have been successful for the Allies but for.....", as well as debunking the numerous counterfactuals. If you have an interest in this campaign and wonder if it had any chance of success this is the book for you! ( ) nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
The Gallipoli campaign has been written about by many authors. However, few have been as well placed to offer eyewitness testimony of the higher echelons of command as the famed War Correspondent Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett. His dispatches from the field were instrumental in forming the public opinion of the campaign and were at the forefront of creating the enduring Anzac legend. In this volume he recounts the pain and suffering of the troops in the field juxtaposed with bitterly critical vignettes of the commander's errors. He moved in the highest and lowest circles of the expeditionary force, writing of the men as much as the dithering generals at the top. His acerbic dispatches, which were printed at the time, although highly censored, led to his dismissal as correspondent. He lobbied in the highest circles in London to get the troops recalled, in the British government starved sober information from the front listened, and his intervention was pivotal in ending the murderous campaign. After the war, he set his sights on ensuring that the events which he witnessed would be left to posterity without the pen of the censor, giving his account in this book. Author -- Ashmead-Bartlett C.B.E., Ellis, 1881-1931. Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in London, Hutchinson & Co. Ltd, 1928 Original Page Count - 286 pages. Illustrations - 25 and 2 maps. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)940.4291History and Geography Europe Europe Military History Of World War I Special campaigns and battlesClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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