Gallipoli: The Dardanelles Disaster in Soldiers' Words and Photographs

Presenting more than 150 never-before-published photographs of the campaign many taken by the soldiers themselves together with unpublished written material from British Anzac French and Turkish sources including eyewitness accounts of the landings this is an unrivaled account of what really happened at Gallipoli. Van Emdens gripping narrative and lucid analysis of Churchills infamous operation complements Stephen Chamberss evocative images showing how the rapid spread of diseases like dysentery the lack of clean water and food and the tremendous losses on both sides affected morale until finally in January 1916 in what were the best-laid plans of the entire disastrous campaign the Allies successfully fooled the Turkish forces and evacuated their troops from the peninsula with no additional casualties. Here leading First World War historian Richard van Emden and Gallipoli expert Stephen Chambers have produced an entirely fresh personal and illuminating study of one of the Great Wars most catastrophic events.