Gardens of Hell :: battles of the Gallipoli Campaign /

Gardens of Hell examines the human side of one of the great tragedies of modern warfare, the Gallipoli campaign of the First World War. In February 1915, beginning with a naval attack on Turkey in the Dardanelles, a combined force of British, Australian, New Zealand, Indian, and French troops invade...

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1. Verfasser: Gariepy, Patrick
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
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Zusammenfassung:Gardens of Hell examines the human side of one of the great tragedies of modern warfare, the Gallipoli campaign of the First World War. In February 1915, beginning with a naval attack on Turkey in the Dardanelles, a combined force of British, Australian, New Zealand, Indian, and French troops invaded the Gallipoli Peninsula only to face crushing losses and an ignominious retreat from what seemed a hopeless mission. Both sides in the battle suffered huge casualties, with a combined 127,000 servicemen killed during the action. Patrick Gariepy has pieced together the battle from combatantsÆ own w.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiv, 368 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-355) and index.
ISBN:9781612346847
1612346847

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