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Chapter IX. History by Lt Gen Sir Gerald Ellison, 1923. Chapter nine of Ellison's history of the Gallipoli campaign opens with a summary of Fisher's views. British naval opinion and French and Greek military views were identical. The Alexandretta project, Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener's position and the decision to mass troops are then considered. The chapter ends with military information and details of the military action decided upon. Ellison notes the comparison with the published history by Aspinall-Oglander, Vol I, 1929, Vol II, 1932. Associated with World War One, Gallipoli (1915-1916). From a collection of 1020 papers relating to Lt Gen Sir Gerald Ellison, 1882-1961.

World War One, Gallipoli (1915-1916)