{"product_id":"alive-with-death-jim-grundy-9781763626812","title":"Alive with death: August 1914 - April 1915","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn December 1914, with their soldiers 'chewing barbed wire in Flanders', British politicians looked for alternatives to stalemate on the Western Front. Their gaze settled upon the Dardanelles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Turks, recently defeated by lesser powers, couldn't resist the combined might of the British and French empires. They would run at the sight of the Allied fleet. Or so some chose to believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers an unparalleled collection of first-hand accounts by those who made history and those who lived it, from prime ministers to private soldiers, from the offices of Whitehall to the dusty dugouts of the peninsula. All accounts were written at the time, without the benefit or bias of hindsight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow did a naval demonstration to aid the Russians lead to the first amphibious landings on a defended shore in modern times? Was it a flash of strategic genius, a worthwhile gamble or did 'criminal idiots attempt the impossible'?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGain a new perspective on the Gallipoli Campaign as you watch the story unfold with each passing day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Grundy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1763626814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781763626812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Gully Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.36d","brand":"Jim Grundy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46173212115199,"sku":"9781763626812","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca9c9e38-3271-4d46-aa65-a359be26319a.jpg?v=1727180318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alive-with-death-jim-grundy-9781763626812","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}