Johnny : the legend and tragedy of General Sir Ian Hamilton / John Philip Jones ; foreword by Roger Wheeler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, John Philip, author.

Contributor:

Wheeler, Roger, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Generals--Great Britain--Biography.

Generals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (528 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2012.

Summary:

The Gallipoli campaign was launched in April 1915 in an effort to knock Turkey out of the war but the force that was deployed was too small to achieve its aim. Moreover, the commander, General Sir Ian Hamilton was at fault in the way he conducted his campaign. Never happier than when he was in the thick of action, Hamilton was an excellent tactician but, by 1915, and in a situation like Gallipoli, his style of leadership was outdated. This book examines why Hamilton failed at Gallipoli and shows how, in spite of that failure and it being his last command, he became a well-respected military pr

Contents:

""By the same author""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Dedication""; ""Foreword - by General Sir Roger Wheeler GCB CBE Chief of the General Staff and professional head of the British Army, 1997 � 2000""; ""Prologue""; ""CHAPTER 1 - Military Reputations""; ""The Tragic Hero""; ""The Forbidding Peninsula""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 2 - Apprenticeship""; ""�Gone for a Soldier�""; ""The Gay Gordons""; ""�The Land of Regrets�""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 3 - Beau Sabreur""; ""The Military Pyramid""; ""The �Sharp End�""; ""Notes""

""CHAPTER 4 - �No End of a Lesson�""""Army Reforms at Last""; ""Worthy Foes""; ""Disaster on the �Hill of Doves�""; ""Fred Roberts Remembers""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 5 - Emerging from the Chrysalis""; ""�The Refreshment of Adventure�""; ""The �Roberts Ring�""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 6 - �The Last of the Gentlemen�s Wars� and How it Degenerated""; ""Two Encounters and Three Lessons""; ""�Fortified Towns are Now Liable to Destruction�""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 7 - Learning from Their Own Mistakes""; ""Across the Veldt with the Mounted Infantry""

""The Second Phase of the War: A Double Degeneration""""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 8 - Observer of a Distant War""; ""The First Large Twentieth Century War""; ""General Kuroki Carries the Honour of Japan""; ""General Oyama in Command""; ""The Russo-Japanese War as a Precursor""; ""What Hamilton Learned""; ""Forgotten Lessons from a Distant War""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 9 - An Abortive War of Words""; ""Roberts Versus Haldane""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 10 - �Corpses Lined Up Like Rows of Broad-Beans�""; ""Germany�s Eyes Turn South-East""; ""�The Attack on Turkey holds the Field�""

""�You Are to Have Command�""""Hamilton�s Choice of the Least Bad Alternative""; ""Five Beaches and Fifteen Victoria Crosses""; ""Enemy Trenches Twenty Yards Away""; ""The Last Roll of the Dice""; ""Three Questions Revisited""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 11 - Military Philosopher""; ""The Crystal Ball""; ""Organization, Discipline, Training""; ""Command""; ""The Legacy""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781783401642

1783401648

9781783408924

1783408928

OCLC:

854974785