The Gallipoli Campaign

Abstract

Scope and content: "The war against the Ottomans, on Gallipoli, in Palestine and in Mesopotamia, was a major enterprise for the Allies with important long-term geo-political consequences. The absence of a Turkish perspective, written in English, represents a huge gap in the historiography of the First World War. This timely collection of wide-ranging essays on the campaign, drawing on Turkish sources and written by experts in the field, addresses this gap. Scholars employ archival documents from the Turkish General Staff, diaries and letters of Turkish soldiers, Ottoman journals and newspapers published during the campaign, and recent academic literature by Turkish scholars to reveal a different perspective on the campaign, which should breathe new life into English-language historiography on this crucial series of events"--Provided by publisher. Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Contributors; 1 Introduction; 2 Contested historiography: Allied perspectives on the Gallipoli Campaign; 3 A critique of the defence plans in the Gallipoli battles: Liman von Sanders, Turkish commanders and the conduct of operations; 4 Taking the initiative at the tactical level in the Gallipoli Campaign and its effects; 5 Ottoman defences and Allied naval operations in the Çanakkale Straits; 6 The Çanakkale naval battles in Turkish official records. 7 Talking to hearts and minds: Influencing strategies in the Gallipoli Campaign8 Recognising the other: Contested identities at Gallipoli; 9 The meaning of Gallipoli in Turkish national identity; 10 Contemporary Turkish perceptions of the Gallipoli Campaign; 11 Reflections on the Gallipoli Campaign in Turkish literature; Index.