Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (1881–1931)

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!… (meer)