{"product_id":"dardanelles-h-m-denham-9781800550674","title":"Dardanelles: A Midshipman's Diary, 1915-16","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis young naval officer's diary provides a unique perspective on the Gallipoli catastrophe in World War One.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdeal for readers who have enjoyed the works of Peter Hart, Alan Moorehead and the diaries of Guy Warner and Tony Ditcham.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Dardanelles Campaign is famously one of Sir Winston Churchill's greatest failures, but what was it like to be there? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen war broke out H. M. Denham was a sixteen-year-old cadet still at the naval college, but within weeks he found himself aboard HMS \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e heading towards the Mediterranean to attack Ottoman forces located in the narrow Dardanelles Straits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough prohibited from making official journals, Denham kept a secret diary of his time during this long and bloody stalemate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDenham's account provides fascinating insight into what this campaign was like viewed from the sea. He explains tactics, engagements, and his superiors as well as recording day-to-day actions, from trawling for mines and avoiding enemy submarines to commanding boats to storm the shoreline in the infamous Suvla Bay landing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom his viewpoint in the crow's-nest of the \u003ci\u003eAgamemnon\u003c\/i\u003e Denham was able to witness all aspects of this ten-month amphibious struggle. \u003ci\u003eDardanelles: A Midshipman's Diary, 1915-16\u003c\/i\u003e captures the true waste and confusion that unfolded in the seas of the eastern Mediterranean and the beaches of Gallipoli.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. M. Denham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1800550677\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781800550674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sapere Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"H. M. Denham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44127553716479,"sku":"9781800550674","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf8437b5-0848-4fd8-b227-54bf5b1fa896.jpg?v=1687453967","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dardanelles-h-m-denham-9781800550674","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}