ISBN 978-1-925263-94-7
This book is a frank and brutal exposé of the 1915 World War (WWI) Gallipoli Campaign, and the shocking loss of life under the leadership of inept, entitled British generals and their Staff, incorporating the following controversial points:
* The reason behind Turkey joining Germany in WWI – In August 1914, First Lord of the Admiralty, Winston Churchill had ordered the confiscation of two battleships built in England for Turkey which had already been paid for, and there was no reparation!
* Churchill’s impulsive and poorly-planned Gallipoli Campaign. In March 1915 he ordered an Allied Naval attack in the Bosphorus Strait which not only forewarned the Turks of an attack but also resulted in the highest loss of British naval vessels since the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805!
* The fact that the ANZAC landing on Gallipoli at Sari Burnu by the Anzacs on the 25th April 1915, although feted, was a bloodbath.
* The non-accountability of the appalling leadership by the Mediterranean Expedition Force commanders during the Gallipoli Campaign when troops were needlessly sent to their deaths.
* The two journalists, Keith Murdoch and Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, who changed the course of the Gallipoli Campaign by bravely exposing the falsehoods regarding the campaign, and the poor leadership within the MEF.
* The use of censorship and blatant propaganda by General Hamilton and the British War Office to hide the truth of the huge loss of life and any defeats throughout WW1.
* The official notification back in Australia of the death or loss of a loved one, killed in action (KIA), or missing in action (MIA) in battles overseas by delivery of a pink telegram.
* The two referendums on Conscription and its defeat in Australia, and descriptions of public rallies for and against.
* The anti-German sentiment in Australia and its effect on the community. The gaoling of Australian-born German Lutherans in South Australia under extremely harsh conditions in the Torrens Island Internment Camp.