Generally conceded to be doomed from the outset by the most recent
historiography, the Gallipoli campaign still arouses heated controversy.
In a new compendium of original research by an impressive array of
established and up and coming scholars, Gallipoli: The Mediterranean
Expeditionary Force 1915-16 explores various aspects of the Allied
military effort to force a passage through the Dardanelles Straits and
eliminate Ottoman Turkey from its Central Powers alliance.
Contributors and topics: Phylomena Badsey: Care Giving and Naval Nurses;
John Bourne: 7th North Staffordshire Regiment; Stephen Chambers: MEF
POWs; Alexandra Churchill: The Evacuation; Jeff Cleverly: Suvla Bay
Landings; Rhys Crawley: Mediterranean Expeditionary Force Headquarters;
Brian Curragh: Lieutenant-General Sir Bryan Mahon and 10th (Irish)
Division; Peter Doyle: Gallipoli terrain; Katherine Swinfen Eady: 29th
Division staff officer; Mel Hampton: First Battle of Krithia; Peter
Hart: Royal Naval Division; Simon House: Corps Expeditionnaire d'Orient;
Gavin Hughes: Irish Regiments; James Peter Hurst: ANZAC landing; Rob
Langham: Highland Mountain Brigade; Michael LoCicero: Krithia Nullah
operations November-December 1915; Linda Parker: British and Australian
Chaplains; Ross Mahoney: British airpower; Simon Peaple: Grand Strategy;
Chris Pugsley: New Zealand military performance; David Raw:
Hunter-Weston-Egerton feud; Chris Roberts: Australian Brigade Command;;
Rob Stevenson: 1st Australian Division; Tom Williams: Territorial
divisions at Suvla Bay and Ritchie Wood & John Dixon: British and
Australian Tunnellers.
