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Gallipoli 1915: The Faded Vision

Published on 26 March 2017
Submitted by Prof John Bourne

Gallipoli was the most important 'side show' in the First World War. In this lecture the WFA's Vice President Professor John Bourne discusses why Gallipoli happened.

Could Churchill's ill-fated campaign really have accomplished great results or was this an extreme example of mission-creep that Prime Minister Herbert Asquith and Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener failed to prevent?

Gallipoli 1915: The Faded Vision
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