Featured battle : Gallipoli

Part of First World War

Date : 25 April 1915 - 10 January 1916

A well conceived plan to open another front, and relieve pressure on the Russians on the Eastern Front disolved into a costly stalemate. British and Empire troops attempted landings along the western and southern beaches of the Gallipoli peninsula but early successes during the landings were not pressed or followed up and the Turks managed to box in the allied forces at the beachheads. The issue then descended into a matter of attrition, the British commander General Hamilton was replaced, and an evacuation was ordered. This however went faultlessly with negligible casualties.

Pepy's Navy. Ships, Men and Warfare 1649-1689

J D Davies
As my Grandfather used to say when finishing a meal 'Well that's filled a gap!' This excellent book will fill a gap on many bookshelves covering, as it does, a fascinating period of naval development. It is well researched, beautifully illustrated and written in an easily read manner. By all means read it from cover to cover as I did but it will be found just as enjoyable if the reader dips in at any section. For anyone following through any themes in the history of the navy there is a bonus in that the author has tried to follow the layout of Brian Lavery's seminal work Nelson's Navy in order to compare and contrast the navy in these two significant periods of its history.
This book is an impressive piece of work and is thoroughly recommended
Seaforth publishing. Pen & Sword Books Ltd., 2008