Gallipoli: The Ottoman Campaign, by Edward J. Erickson
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The Ottoman Army won a historic victory over the Allied forces at Gallipoli in 1915. This was one of the most decisive and clear-cut campaigns of the Great War. Yet the performance of the Ottomans, the victors, has often received less attention than that of the Allied army they defeated. Edward Erickson, in this perceptive study, now released in paperback, concentrates on the Ottoman side of the campaign. He looks in detail at the Ottoman Army – its structure, tactics and deployment – and at the conduct of the commanders who served it so well. His pioneering work complements the extensive literature on other aspects of the Gallipoli battle, in particular those accounts that have focused on the experience of the British, Australians and New Zealanders. This highly original reassessment of the campaign will be essential reading for students of the Great War, especially the conflict in the Middle East. Endorsements‘Superb new book on the Ottoman perspective of Gallipoli. Erickson has provided extensive insights into the preparations for and execution of the defense of Gallipoli. He has drawn on multiple Turkish sources, including detailed maps….[His] insights place the campaign into a clearer perspective, dousing many of the traditional views of the Ottoman Army that have been perpetrated in the English literature….Highly recommended.’ Great War Forum ‘Many modern and contemporary military analysts assert that the [Gallipoli] campaign was ill-fated from the start. In this crisply drafted monograph. Ed Erickson helps us understand why.’ Stand To!‘This book is a must for every reader about Gallipoli…in order to see how the Ottoman Fifth Army fought a successful and prolonged campaign against an enemy with far greater resources.’ The Gallipolian
Gallipoli: The Ottoman Campaign, by Edward J. Erickson- Amazon Sales Rank: #1289165 in Books
- Brand: Erickson, Edward J.
- Published on: 2015-03-19
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .87" w x 6.00" l, 1.03 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
About the Author Dr. Ed Erickson is a retired regular US Army lieutenant colonel, who served with the 3rd Armored Division in Operation Desert Storm (1991), headquarters IFOR in Operation Joint Endeavor (1995) and the 4th Infantry Division in Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003). He has a PhD in history from the University of Leeds in the UK and he has lived in Muslim countries for over seven years. Dr. Erickson is an associate professor of military history at the Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia and can be reached at edward.erickson@usmc.mil.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful. An outstanding book By Daniel Carey Edward J. Erickson's book is an extremely important one that looks at the Gallipoli campaign from the Turkish point of view, something few western historians have done. He uses the Turkish official history, which is three volumes in length, as well as memoirs and other published accounts (in Turkish) from Turkish officers. Since 1916 we have heard largely a one sided version of the battle from the British/ANZAC/French point of view, with a little from some German officers. The book details how and why the Ottoman Army beat the British, ANZAC, and French forces during the battle, from the naval bombardment to the final evacuation. Erickson frequently stops to discuss western views of certain aspects of the battle, then contrasts them to what the Turkish were doing, which gives us a much better understanding of events.Erickson believes that the Turks out performed the British and others because they had superior reporting systems that allowed Turkish officers to know what was going on, a better planning systems to put that knowledge to use, aggressive officers who led from the front usually without German assistance to implement those plans, a more flexible force structure, and their corps and army level headquarters functioned better than their opponents. Since this is an operational history, it does not include much from the soldiers' point of view. It is well supported by maps reprinted from the Turkish official history. He also includes a chapter that discusses Ottoman logistics.This book is essential if one wants to understand what happened at Gallipoli and why. I recommend it for anyone interested in World War I, the Gallipoli campaign, as well as nearly any library.All I can say is that I'd like to see more such books from Erickson or others dicusssing the Turkish point of view in other theaters such as Palestine, Mesopotamia or the Caucasus.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. ... Gallipoli campaign is incomplete unless you've read Professor Erickson's fine operational study of the Ottoman Army's role By Jonathan Baum Your understanding of the Gallipoli campaign is incomplete unless you've read Professor Erickson's fine operational study of the Ottoman Army's role. Tersely written, this book examines the importance of the Gallipoli area in the Balkan Wars, and then goes on to narrate how the Ottoman Army dealt with the Allied invasion of the area, which they did handily, by the way. Having adapted German command and staff procedures, and allowing for the fact that several of their large units were actually commanded by German officers - notably the 5th Army by Liman von Sanders - the Ottomans responded crisply and intelligently to the Allied attacks, which is more than one can say for the attacks themselves. The Turks, their reputation as "slow-witted peasants" notwithstanding, were actually a modern and well-lead military, with plenty of recent combat experience from their role in the Balkan Wars of 1912-13. The work concludes with a helpful chapter on the Ottoman logistical setup which, given that the campaign was fought in close proximity to the the center of the Empire, was better managed than the British one. You have to conclude that, at Gallipoli, the better army won. The text is accompanied by reprints of the original operational maps printed in the official Turkish history of the campaign and are helpful, but they would have been even more so had the author translated them into English. Other than that, this is a useful and thought-provoking addition to the copious bibliography of the Dardanelles Campaign.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful. Fantastic Book, a real eye opener By exocet1 The book is a really good historical source of the battle. It is filled with lots of important information from the Turkish viewpoint and brought out the true nature of this campaign. It was a valuable resource as I visited the Gallipoi battlefield.
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