{"product_id":"sir-ian-hamiltons-despatches-from-evelyn-field-marshal-9781845748210","title":"Sir Ian Hamilton's Despatches from the Dardanlles, Etc.","description":"General Sir Ian Hamilton was a brave ( twice recommended for the VC); cultured (he wrote and published his own poetry) and civilised sldier - with a breadth of interests and intellect rare indeed in the often hidebound ranks of the British army at the acme of Empire. Unfortunately, Hamilton was given an impossible job when he was appointed Commander of the expedition to take and hold the Gallipoli peninsular in 1915. Aged 62, and not universally admired in the Army, he lacked the ruthlessness of truly great commanders. After the element of surprise was lost when warhips trying to rush the Dardanelles struck Turkish mines; there were delays as Hamilton prepared for the landings. Lacking landing craft, the landings were fiercely opposed; the terrain was harsh and the Turkish opposition so fierce that little headway was made, despite landings elsewhere on the peninsular. These despatches, published while the fighting was still underway, pay ribute to the bravery of his troops, but cannot disguise the fact that the grand operation had become a disaster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Evelyn Field-Marshal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1845748212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781845748210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Naval \u0026amp; Military Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.62d","brand":"Evelyn Field-Marshal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440059068671,"sku":"9781845748210","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b36312e-ffd4-4286-8da0-27ae82f038db.jpg?v=1777180225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sir-ian-hamiltons-despatches-from-evelyn-field-marshal-9781845748210","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}