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UNINA9910651206503321 |
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Autore |
Hart Peter <1955-> |
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Titolo |
Gallipoli [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Hart |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011 |
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0-19-936127-4 |
1-84668-161-8 |
1-84765-285-9 |
1-283-26972-4 |
9786613269720 |
0-19-983687-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (561 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Turkey - Gallipoli Peninsula |
World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, Australian |
World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, New Zealand |
World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, British |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First published in Great Britain in 2011 by Profile Books"--T.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Dodging the issue -- Navy in action -- Gathering of the forces -- Plans : countdown to disaster -- 25 April : landings at Anzac -- 25 April : landings at Helles -- 25 April : drama at V Beach -- 25 April : Kum Kale and diversions -- Anzac : the holding pen -- Helles : the real fight for Gallipoli -- Helles : writing on the wall -- New beginnings : Hamilton's plans -- August : Helles sacrifice -- August : Anzac, diversions, and breakout -- August : Suvla Bay landings -- 21 August 1915 : a useless gesture -- Should they stay or should they go? -- The beginning of the end -- Last rites at Helles -- Myths and legends -- Appendix A: A Gallipoli tour -- Appendix B: Glossary of military terms. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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One of the most famous battles in history, the WWI Gallipoli campaign began as a bold move by the British to capture Constantinople, but this definitive new history explains that from the initial landings--which ended with so much blood in the sea it could be seen from airplanes overhead--to the desperate attacks of early summer and the battle of |
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