The Gallipoli Campaign: The Turkish Perspective

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
List of figures......Page 8
List of tables......Page 10
Contributors......Page 12
1 Introduction......Page 14
2 Contested historiography: Allied perspectives on the Gallipoli Campaign......Page 30
3 A critique of the defence plans in the Gallipoli battles: Liman von Sanders, Turkish commanders and the conduct of operations......Page 54
4 Taking the initiative at the tactical level in the Gallipoli Campaign and its effects......Page 72
5 Ottoman defences and Allied naval operations in the Çanakkale Straits......Page 86
6 The Çanakkale naval battles in Turkish official records......Page 108
7 Talking to hearts and minds: Influencing strategies in the Gallipoli Campaign......Page 138
8 Recognising the other: Contested identities at Gallipoli......Page 176
9 The meaning of Gallipoli in Turkish national identity......Page 186
10 Contemporary Turkish perceptions of the Gallipoli Campaign......Page 194
11 Reflections on the Gallipoli Campaign in Turkish literature......Page 218
Index......Page 230