The World crisis. Part II, 1915 / Winston S. Churchill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Churchill, Winston S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Great Britain.

World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (471 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : RosettaBooks, 2013.

Summary:

The second volume in Churchill's "outstandingly readable history of the First World War" (David Fromkin, author of A Peace to End All Peace ). This second volume in Winston S.Churchill's five-volume series The World Crisis, 1915 is by far the most personal-dealing frankly with Churchill's failures as a military leader and his ultimately unsuccessful battle to break the European deadlock. After the disastrous Gallipoli landings on the Dardanelles, Churchill served for several months as commander of the 6th Battalion of the Royal Scots Fusiliers. During this time, he served on one of the most violent stretches of the front lines, making a total of thirty-six courageous expeditions into No Man's Land. In this chapter of his "remarkable" eyewitness account, Churchill provides an unflinching narrative of a particularly challenging time in World War I and in his own career-providing fascinating insight into the mental and psychological challenges faced by a major historical leader (Jon Meacham, bestselling author of Franklin and Winsto n ).

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

I. The Deadlock in the West

II. The Search for a Naval Offensive

III. The Beginning of the Year

IV. The Origins of Tank and Smoke

V. The Choice

VI. The Action of the Dogger Bank

VII. Second Thoughts and Final Decision

VIII. The Genesis of the Military Attack

IX. Fall of the Outer Forts and the Second Greek Offer

X. The New Resolve

XI. The 18th of March

XII. Admiral de Robeck's Change of Plan

XIII. The Case for Perseverance and Decision

XIV. The First Defeat of the U-Boats

XV. The Increasing Tension

XVI. The Battle of the Beaches

XVII. After the Landing

XVIII. The Fall of the Government

XIX. The Effort of the New Administration

XX. The Darkening Scene

XXI. The Battle of Suvla Bay

XXII. The Ruin of the Balkans

XXIII. The Abandonment of the Dardanelles

XXIV. The Consequences of 1915

Appendix

F Admiralty Orders for the Attack on the Dardanelles

G The State of the Navy, May, 1915

H First Lord's Minutes

I Lord Fisher's Resignation.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780795331404

0795331401

OCLC:

1051140913