The Dardanelles disaster : Winston Churchill's greatest failure / Dan van der Vat
London ; New York : Duckworth Overlook, 2009. First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Item #273921
ISBN: 0715637169
Physical description; xiii, 226 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. Summary; A naval historian describes the British Navy's disastrous attempt to get to Constantinople through the Dardanelles, and analyzes Winston Churchill's response to the obstacles faced during the operation that marked a turning point in World War I. Subject; Churchill, Winston 1874-1965 — Military leadership. World War, 1914-1918 — Campaigns — Turkey — Gallipoli Peninsula.
Price: €9.95