Churchill's Dilemma: The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign
This book completely rewrites the history of the origins of the Dardanelles Campaign and Winston Churchill's role in it, adding a new perspective to the military and political history of World War I.

Churchill's Dilemma: The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign is an entirely original study of the origins of the disastrous Dardanelles Campaign of 1915 and Winston Churchill's role in it. The work challenges long-held beliefs about Churchill's actions as First Lord, including the perceptions that he had a preoccupation with the Dardanelles bordering on obsession, and that he only reluctantly promoted a naval-only attempt to force the Dardanelles because there were no troops available for a full-scale amphibious assault on the Peninsula.

Opening with a brief study of prewar naval policy in the age of the mine and submarine and the implications of the growing threat from Germany, this in-depth study shows that neither perception is true. Churchill's preoccupation was with northern Europe, not the Mediterranean. He promoted his naval-only operation because he hoped this would preempt a major British military commitment to a southern theatre that would compromise his northern aspirations. In studying the motivations that drove and the other key players in this drama, this groundbreaking work does nothing less than unlock the true origins of the Dardanelles campaign.
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Churchill's Dilemma: The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign
This book completely rewrites the history of the origins of the Dardanelles Campaign and Winston Churchill's role in it, adding a new perspective to the military and political history of World War I.

Churchill's Dilemma: The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign is an entirely original study of the origins of the disastrous Dardanelles Campaign of 1915 and Winston Churchill's role in it. The work challenges long-held beliefs about Churchill's actions as First Lord, including the perceptions that he had a preoccupation with the Dardanelles bordering on obsession, and that he only reluctantly promoted a naval-only attempt to force the Dardanelles because there were no troops available for a full-scale amphibious assault on the Peninsula.

Opening with a brief study of prewar naval policy in the age of the mine and submarine and the implications of the growing threat from Germany, this in-depth study shows that neither perception is true. Churchill's preoccupation was with northern Europe, not the Mediterranean. He promoted his naval-only operation because he hoped this would preempt a major British military commitment to a southern theatre that would compromise his northern aspirations. In studying the motivations that drove and the other key players in this drama, this groundbreaking work does nothing less than unlock the true origins of the Dardanelles campaign.
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Churchill's Dilemma: The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign

Churchill's Dilemma: The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign

by Graham T. Clews
Churchill's Dilemma: The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign

Churchill's Dilemma: The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign

by Graham T. Clews

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This book completely rewrites the history of the origins of the Dardanelles Campaign and Winston Churchill's role in it, adding a new perspective to the military and political history of World War I.

Churchill's Dilemma: The Real Story Behind the Origins of the 1915 Dardanelles Campaign is an entirely original study of the origins of the disastrous Dardanelles Campaign of 1915 and Winston Churchill's role in it. The work challenges long-held beliefs about Churchill's actions as First Lord, including the perceptions that he had a preoccupation with the Dardanelles bordering on obsession, and that he only reluctantly promoted a naval-only attempt to force the Dardanelles because there were no troops available for a full-scale amphibious assault on the Peninsula.

Opening with a brief study of prewar naval policy in the age of the mine and submarine and the implications of the growing threat from Germany, this in-depth study shows that neither perception is true. Churchill's preoccupation was with northern Europe, not the Mediterranean. He promoted his naval-only operation because he hoped this would preempt a major British military commitment to a southern theatre that would compromise his northern aspirations. In studying the motivations that drove and the other key players in this drama, this groundbreaking work does nothing less than unlock the true origins of the Dardanelles campaign.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798216060932
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 09/13/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 376
File size: 4 MB
Age Range: 7 - 17 Years

About the Author

Graham T. Clews is a retired teacher living in Canberra, Australia.
Graham T. Clews is a retired teacher living in Canberra, Australia.

What People are Saying About This

Trevor Wilson

"This detailed analysis of the origins of the Dardanelles campaign gets to the heart of a matter that is still shrouded in mystery and mired in controversy. Graham Clews is to be congratulated on his meticulous scholarship."

Trevor Wilson, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Adelaide, and author of The Somme

Robin Prior

"This is the most thorough study yet produced of the Dardanelles campaign and the part played by Winston Churchill in it. No specialist on Gallipoli or those with an interest in Churchill should ignore it."
Robin Prior, Emeritus Professor Trevor Wilson School of History and Politics, University of Adelaide, author of Gallipoli: The End of the Myth

Robin Prior

"This is the most thorough study yet produced of the Dardanelles campaign and the part played by Winston Churchill in it. No specialist on Gallipoli or those with an interest in Churchill should ignore it."

Robin Prior, Emeritus Professor Trevor Wilson School of History and Politics, University of Adelaide, author of Gallipoli: The End of the Myth

Robert M. Citino

"It's clear that the planning process for the Dardanelles-Gallipoli campaign went badly wrong. Looking for a way to employ Britain's superior naval strength in 1915, First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill sent an ill-fated fleet to the Mediterranean. As Graham Clews argues, the Dardanelles was never anything more than a secondary operation to Churchill, who remained fixated on his true obsession: a massive amphibious landing in the Baltic, on the North Sea island of Borkum, as well as an eventual drive into the Baltic. Clews has written an important book, showing us how what happened in the Straits, an all-naval operation starved of troops until it was arguably too late, was not an accident, but exactly what Churchill intended all along."
Robert M. Citino, Professor of History, University of North Texas, author of Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm

Robert M. Citino

"It's clear that the planning process for the Dardanelles-Gallipoli campaign went badly wrong. Looking for a way to employ Britain's superior naval strength in 1915, First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill sent an ill-fated fleet to the Mediterranean. As Graham Clews argues, the Dardanelles was never anything more than a secondary operation to Churchill, who remained fixated on his true obsession: a massive amphibious landing in the Baltic, on the North Sea island of Borkum, as well as an eventual drive into the Baltic. Clews has written an important book, showing us how what happened in the Straits, an all-naval operation starved of troops until it was arguably too late, was not an accident, but exactly what Churchill intended all along."

Robert M. Citino, Professor of History, University of North Texas, author of Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm

Trevor Wilson

"This detailed analysis of the origins of the Dardanelles campaign gets to the heart of a matter that is still shrouded in mystery and mired in controversy. Graham Clews is to be congratulated on his meticulous scholarship."

Trevor Wilson, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Adelaide, and author of The Somme

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