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The decision to commit Allied forces to the desolate Gallipoli Peninsula of southern Turkey in April 1915 was a result of a plan by Winston Churchill to attack Germany through its Turkish ally. The Gallipoli campaign was destined for failure before the first Allied attacks were conducted. There are numerous reasons for the campaign’s failure, but most stem from its distinct lack of organisation and planning. This can be seen by the British commanders not listening to the report on the possibility of attacking the Ottoman Empire, written in 1906, which stated that an attack on Gallipoli would be not be possible. ...
The most important reason why the Gallipoli campaign failed was in the incorrect assumptions made by the British high command on Turkish resistance. ... This report, released almost a decade before the Gallipoli campaign, states the exact problems that the landing forces encountered. The British high command are directly to blame for continuing the campaign when it was portrayed quite bluntly by the General Staff that any assault was doomed to failure.
Approximate Word count = 824
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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