The World Crisis, Volume 2Scribner, 1923 - Reconstruction (1914-1939) World War 1 and its aftermath. |
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... Gallipoli Peninsula with an adequate army by an amphibious surprise attack and to pass a fleet into the Marmora . This operation could be covered by serious feints on the Syrian coast or at Alexandretta , or even at Smyrna . The Turkish ...
... Gallipoli Peninsula with an adequate army by an amphibious surprise attack and to pass a fleet into the Marmora . This operation could be covered by serious feints on the Syrian coast or at Alexandretta , or even at Smyrna . The Turkish ...
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... Gallipoli Peninsula . This plan was based on the fact that the Dardanelles forts are armed mainly with old guns of only thirty - five calibre . These would be outranged by the guns of the ships , which would effect their object with ...
... Gallipoli Peninsula . This plan was based on the fact that the Dardanelles forts are armed mainly with old guns of only thirty - five calibre . These would be outranged by the guns of the ships , which would effect their object with ...
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... the Army along the Belgian coast with strong naval support . Lord Fisher , say the Dar- danelles Commissioners , ' did not criticise the attack on the Gallipoli Peninsula on its own merits . Neither did he 160 THE WORLD CRISIS.
... the Army along the Belgian coast with strong naval support . Lord Fisher , say the Dar- danelles Commissioners , ' did not criticise the attack on the Gallipoli Peninsula on its own merits . Neither did he 160 THE WORLD CRISIS.
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Winston Churchill. Gallipoli Peninsula on its own merits . Neither did he mention to the Prime Minister that he had any thought of resigning if his opinions were overruled . ' This is quite true . I con- tended that both Zeebrugge and ...
Winston Churchill. Gallipoli Peninsula on its own merits . Neither did he mention to the Prime Minister that he had any thought of resigning if his opinions were overruled . ' This is quite true . I con- tended that both Zeebrugge and ...
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... Gallipoli Peninsula ? Should we by holding out in this way have secured a sufficient army and a good plan ? Should we have had all the advantages of the Dardanelles policy without the mistakes and misfortunes for which we had to pay so ...
... Gallipoli Peninsula ? Should we by holding out in this way have secured a sufficient army and a good plan ? Should we have had all the advantages of the Dardanelles policy without the mistakes and misfortunes for which we had to pay so ...
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29th Division action Admiral de Robeck Admiralty advance Allies ammunition Anzac arrived artillery Balkan battalions batteries battle battle-cruisers battleships bombardment British Bulair Bulgaria Cabinet Carden carried Churchill coast command Commander-in-Chief Constantinople continued Council Dardanelles Dardanelles operations decisive defence destroyers effect enemy enemy's favourable fighting fire flotillas force forts France front Gallipoli Peninsula German Grand Fleet guns howitzers January land light cruisers Lord Fisher Lord Kitchener losses March 18 ment military mine-sweepers minefields mines months naval attack Navy necessary offensive Office operations opinion orders position possible prepared Prime Minister proposals Queen Elizabeth reinforcements Russian Sea Lord Sea of Marmora sent Serbia shell ships shore Sir Arthur Wilson Sir Ian Hamilton Sir John French situation Squadron Staff Straits strength submarines success supply Suvla Bay telegram theatre tion torpedo transports trawlers troops Turkey Turkish Army Turks vessels Vice-Admiral victory War Office whole