Military geography: the influence of terrain in the outcome of the Gallipoli Campaign, 1915.

The Geographical Journal | March 1, 1999| | Copyright

The Gallipoli campaign of 1915 ranks as one of the most controversial of the Great War. Often seen as a 'side-show' to the main events of the Western Front (Hart, 1934; Taylor, 1963; Gilbert, 1994), it was a costly gamble intended to knock Turkey out of the war and to command the main supply line to Russia. The land-based Gallipoli Campaign evolved from a plan sponsored by the First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill, to 'force' a way through the narrow Dardanelles [ILLUSTRATION FOR FIGURE 1 OMITTED] using ships alone, knocking out the fortresses commanding the straits, ...

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