By John Philip Jones
ISBN-10: 1848847882
ISBN-13: 9781848847880
The Gallipoli crusade was once introduced in April 1915 to be able to knock Turkey out of the battle however the strength that used to be deployed used to be too small to accomplish its goal. in addition, the commander, normal Sir Ian Hamilton was once at fault within the approach he performed his crusade. by no means happier than whilst he used to be within the thick of motion, Hamilton was once a great tactician yet, by means of 1915, and in a scenario like Gallipoli, his variety of management used to be outmoded. This ebook examines why Hamilton failed at Gallipoli and exhibits how, even with that failure and it being his final command, he grew to become a well-respected army prophet who many numerous perceptive predictions in regards to the way forward for war.
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Although, like most of his contemporaries, he had a long and varied military career and was endowed with great moral and physical courage, unlike them he also had a sharply-honed imagination. Endowed with a variety of interests as well as a deep involvement in his profession, he was observant and pro-active, and had a natural glint of humour: qualities that made him long remembered with affection by people who knew him, and even by the public who knew him only by reputation or from his writings.
If these things were not enough, the war had a second, delayed effect from the unfinished business that it left behind. With baleful inevitability, the First World War was followed after twenty years by the even greater horrors of the Second World War. To British men who came of age between the late 1930s and late 1960s, the First World War etched a deep impression on their psyche. This was because the older men in the group volunteered or were conscripted to serve in the Second World War, and the younger ones were drafted to serve for a brief period in the armed services when they were of an impressionable age.
The overarching question that must be faced is this: why did a successful career turn sour when Hamilton faced his greatest challenge? His life has been well described in two biographies, published in 1966 and 2000. 13 The field has therefore been thoroughly tilled. The focus of my book is, however, rather different, because I am attempting to analyze the events of Hamilton’s career with the aim of uncovering clues to explain his positive – and negative – contribution to the Gallipoli campaign.
JOHNNY: THE LEGEND AND TRAGEDY OF GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON by John Philip Jones
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