A Leadership Change in London; Churchill’s Fall from Grace. At Gallipoli A Truce to Bury the Dead Special to The Great War Project (21-24 May) Stalemate and suffering for the British and their allies on two fronts: the Western Front in Belgium and the Turkish front at Gallipoli and the Dardanelles waterway. The war in…
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SETBACK FOR THE BRITISH ON ALL FRONTS
by Mike Shuster
SHORTAGE OF SHELLS; SMALL GAINS AT HEAVY COST BRITISH FIRE ON OWN TROOPS Special to The Great War Project (12-14 May) This is a particularly dismal moment – a crisis really — for the British and their allies. A century ago, on both the Western Front in France and the Turkish Front at Gallipoli, the…
ALLIED REVERSAL ON TWO FRONTS
by Mike Shuster
At Gallipoli, Strong Turkish Resistance; On Eastern Front, Russians Routed Special to The Great War Project (2-4 May) In this first week of May a century ago, the British proclaim they are doing well on the battlefield on several fronts. But these are empty claims, as Turkish and German forces mount strong resistance against the…
DISASTER FOR ALLIES AT GALLIPOLI
by Mike Shuster
ANZACs Face Strong Turkish Defense, Terrible Terrain, Incompetent British Leadership Special to The Great War Project. (26-29 April) In these days a century ago, the British continue to pour troops onto the beaches of Gallipoli Peninsula in western Turkey. The Turkish forces defending the beaches from cliffs above put up unexpectedly strong, indeed fierce resistance.…
ALLIED ATTACK ON GALLIPOLI GOES BAD FROM THE START
by Mike Shuster
British Underestimate Ottoman Forces, Turkish Resolve Thousands of Allied Troops Killed on the Beaches Special to The Great War Project (25 April) In the hope of a swift victory, the Allied powers on this day a century ago, land some 50,000 troops on the Gallipoli Peninsula in northwestern Turkey, on the northern shore of the…
PREPARATIONS UNDER WAY FOR GREAT BRITISH LANDING AT GALLIPOLI.
by Mike Shuster
Fight On, the Cry from All Sides. Only Lone Voices in Opposition. Special to The Great War Project (24-26 March) Stalemate and deadlock still prevail on the Western Front in northern France and Belgium. Elsewhere, defeat after defeat, slaughter after slaughter on both sides only steels the determination to fight on. Writes historian Martin Gilbert:…
ON GALLIPOLI PENINSULA ARMY WILL TAKE OVER
by Mike Shuster
Second Naval Assault on Dardanelles Abandoned. Secret Plan with Russia to Carve up Ottoman Empire. Special to The Great War Project (19-20 March) The British bombardment a century ago of the Dardanelle Straits in western Turkey is a disaster. Three French and British battleships are sunk by mines in the straits. Three more are put…