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University of New South Wales Press. Fine. 2009. Paperback. 1742230296 . B&W Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 288 pages .
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- Title Gallipoli: The End of the Myth
- Author Robin Prior
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 304
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher UNSW Press, Sydney
- Date 2009
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781742230290 / 1742230296
- Dewey Decimal Code 940.426
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UNSW Press, 2015. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. World-renowned military historian Robin Prior takes us step by step through the campaign that cost the Allies casualties of 390,000, including some 30,000 Australian and New Zealand troops. Evaluating the strategy, the commanders, and the performance of individual soldiers on the ground, Robin Prior's conclusions are hard-hitting and painful. The naval campaign was not 'almost' won by the allies, but decisively lost. The land action was not bedevilled by minor misfortunes, but devastated by fatal miscalculation and error. Even if victorious, the campaign would not have shortened the War by a single day; nor was the downfall of Turkey of any relevance to the global objectives of World War One. The Gallipoli campaign was a bad war, misjudged, poorly thought through, and despite their bravery the allied troops died in vain. This devastating critique of the Gallipoli campaign should mark the end of…
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