Dardanelles to Victory | Clive Harris

Over the years, we have filmed quite a lot of speakers at the branch. These have been available to view on the WFA's YouTube channel, and can also be found as 'articles' on the WFA website. However these videos have not been separately grouped for those visiting the Yorkshire branch 'landing page' on the website.

By starting a process of loading these onto the branch page, this makes a number of talks that stretch back to about 2019 'visible'.

In this presentation, Clive Harris talks about 'From Dardanelles to Victory' - which was given to the branch in January 2020.

The Gallipoli Campaign can only realistically be described as a complete military defeat. From its conception, planning and execution through to eventual successful evacuation, a study of the campaign turns up error after error at the Operational level. Yet, as the last boats slipped their moorings, marking the end of Gallipoli, many of those who had witnessed the ill-fated venture continued their war elsewhere. This presentation ponders what became of the Gallipoli men and considers how their experiences at the tactical level, along with the initiative and innovation they inherited on the peninsula helped deliver ultimate victory on the Western Front.