Gallipoli by Peter Hart
One of the most famous battles in history, Gallipoli forced Churchill from office, established Turkey's iconic founder Mustafa Kemal ('Ataturk') and marked Australia's emergence as a nation in its own right. This title intends to bring a modern view of this military disaster to a popular audience.
Superb.. a serious and important work on Gallipoli. It is researched in fine detail and written in Peter Hart's increasingly excellent style. If you are interested in this campaign, or the Great War, or just appreciate a well written book, then this is for you. -- David McLoughlin * Press Association *
An impressive and timely reminder of the futility of war. -- Alex Miller * Morning Star *
[A] stirring account -- Richard Fitzpatrick * Irish Examiner *
A perceptive and refreshingly candid study of a doomed campaign. The author skilfully combines a crisp, compelling and highly readable narrative with succinct and objective analysis...The master of popular military history has done it again -- Peter Simkins
A marvelous, ghastly book * The Economist *
An excellently readable account * FT *
A supremely effective attack * Mail on Sunday *
An impressive and timely reminder of the futility of war. -- Alex Miller * Morning Star *
[A] stirring account -- Richard Fitzpatrick * Irish Examiner *
A perceptive and refreshingly candid study of a doomed campaign. The author skilfully combines a crisp, compelling and highly readable narrative with succinct and objective analysis...The master of popular military history has done it again -- Peter Simkins
A marvelous, ghastly book * The Economist *
An excellently readable account * FT *
A supremely effective attack * Mail on Sunday *
Peter Hart is the oral historian at the Imperial War Museum and the author of several acclaimed books about the First World War. He is an internationally acknowledged expert on Gallipoli and has guided British Army staff tours around the battlefield.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846681592 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846681596 |
| Title | Gallipoli |
| Author | Peter Hart |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-02-03 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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