Grasping Gallipoli - Peter Chasseaud

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Résumé :
The failure of the Gallipoli campaign was instantly blamed on a great untruth--that the War Office was unprepared. This book, incorporating information unavailable elsewhere, shows that in fact the WO and the Admiralty had amassed a huge amount of data. Aerial reconnaissance had played a part--even Lawrence of Arabia had done his bit! The War Office knew all about Greek plans to capture the peninsula, and one plan was even Anglo-Greek. The authors examine all the intelligence and how it was used or ignored and in the process, in the words of the late Richard Holmes, they illuminate a wildly beautiful landscape, which never fails to charm and shock me in equal measure.

Biographie:
Dr. Peter Chasseaud is the world's greatest expert on the mapping of World War I. He is the author of Mapping the First World War, Rats Alley: Trench Names of the Western Front, and several other titles. Peter Doyle is a geologist who is expert in the role of terrain in battle. He is the author of many books, including The First World War in 100 Objects.