Carver, Michael, April 1915 – 9 December 2001,
The National Army Museum book of the Turkish front 1914-1918 : the campaigns at Gallipoli, in Mesopotamia and in Palestine / Field Marshal Lord Carver. - London : Pan Books ; c2004. - xxii, 272 pages : illustrations (black & white), maps ; 20 cm. - Pan grand strategy series. . - Pan grand strategy series. .
Includes bibliographical references, index, and glossary.
List of illustrations -- Maps -- Glossary -- 1. The Turkish question -- 2. Gallipoli: The landings -- 3. Gallipoli: Butting the brick wall -- 4. Gallipoli: Suvia -- 5. Gallipoli: Last fling -- 6. Up and down the Tigris -- 7. No relief for Kut -- 8. Kut avenged -- 9. To the gates of Gaza -- 10. Jerusalem for Christmas -- 11. Mobility at Meggido -- Epilogue -- Select bibliography -- Index of contributors -- General index.
"Most of the books that have been written about this pivotal campaign are only about Gallipoli, and no other has included Palestine, Mesopotamia and the Balkans, too. This is an historically important campaign as the destruction of the Ottoman Empire led to the political turmoil in the Middle East that we are living with today. But it also has a big emotional pull. With extracts from the letters, diaries and other papers of those involved, this is a moving and hard-hitting book. Casualties were high, both in action and from disease. There were many examples of great courage and endurance, and some instances of a significant lack of these qualities. Heights of incompetence at the higher levels were seen at Suvla Bay and in some actions in Mesopotamia. The accounts in this book provide a stark reminder of what the soldiers endured." -- Provided by the publisher
Adult
Text in English
9780330491082 [paperback]
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Australian.
World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners and prisons, Turkish.
World War, 1914-1918--Hospitals.
The National Army Museum book of the Turkish front 1914-1918 : the campaigns at Gallipoli, in Mesopotamia and in Palestine / Field Marshal Lord Carver. - London : Pan Books ; c2004. - xxii, 272 pages : illustrations (black & white), maps ; 20 cm. - Pan grand strategy series. . - Pan grand strategy series. .
Includes bibliographical references, index, and glossary.
List of illustrations -- Maps -- Glossary -- 1. The Turkish question -- 2. Gallipoli: The landings -- 3. Gallipoli: Butting the brick wall -- 4. Gallipoli: Suvia -- 5. Gallipoli: Last fling -- 6. Up and down the Tigris -- 7. No relief for Kut -- 8. Kut avenged -- 9. To the gates of Gaza -- 10. Jerusalem for Christmas -- 11. Mobility at Meggido -- Epilogue -- Select bibliography -- Index of contributors -- General index.
"Most of the books that have been written about this pivotal campaign are only about Gallipoli, and no other has included Palestine, Mesopotamia and the Balkans, too. This is an historically important campaign as the destruction of the Ottoman Empire led to the political turmoil in the Middle East that we are living with today. But it also has a big emotional pull. With extracts from the letters, diaries and other papers of those involved, this is a moving and hard-hitting book. Casualties were high, both in action and from disease. There were many examples of great courage and endurance, and some instances of a significant lack of these qualities. Heights of incompetence at the higher levels were seen at Suvla Bay and in some actions in Mesopotamia. The accounts in this book provide a stark reminder of what the soldiers endured." -- Provided by the publisher
Adult
Text in English
9780330491082 [paperback]
World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Australian.
World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners and prisons, Turkish.
World War, 1914-1918--Hospitals.