Churchill and the dardanelles

Churchill and the dardanelles

The story of the highly controversial First World War campaign that nearly destroyed Churchill's reputation for good and of his decades-long battle to set the record straight - a battle which ultimately helped clear the way for Churchill's appointment as Prime Minister in Britain's 'darkest hour'. Abstract: The story of the highly controversial First World War campaign that nearly destroyed Churchill's reputation for good and of his decades-long battle to set the record straight - a battle which ultimately helped clear the way for Churchill's appointment as Prime Minister in Britain's 'darkest hour'
Table of contents : Content: Cover Churchill and the Dardanelles Copyright Dedication Acknowledgements Table of Contents List of Illustrations List of Maps List of Abbreviations Churchill and the Dardanelles: A Riddle Wrapped in Myths Inside a Legend 1: Stalemate and Frustration: The First Months of War 2: The Origins of the Naval Offensive 3: 'A Great Experiment': The Dardanelles Plan Approved 4: 'I Will Find the Men': The Plan Remade 5: 'Groping Round without a Plan': The Offensive Stalls 6: From the Dardanelles to Gallipoli 7: Jacky Fisher's Crisis 8: The Duchy of Lancaster Goes to War! 9: Exile 10: The Dardanelles Commission I: The Preliminaries11: The Dardanelles Commission II: The Naval Staff under Scrutiny 12: The Dardanelles Commission III: An Instalment of Fair Play 13: The Cabinet Minister as Censor: The Official Histories 14: The Battle of the Memoirs 15: From Millstone to Myth: 'The Great Movement of Opinion' Conclusion: What about the Dardanelles? Notes Winston Churchill and the Dardanelles: A Riddle Wrapped in Myths Inside a Legend Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Conclusion Select Bibliography Archival Sources The National Archives, Kew, London Australian War Memorial, Canberra Electronic Databases Personal Papers Published Sources Published Primary Sources Memoirs Books Articles and Chapters Theses Photographic Acknowledgements Picture Credits Index

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