Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 continues the personal record of Sir Ian Hamilton, the British general who commanded the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during the disastrous Gallipoli campaign of 1915. Cast in diary form, the volume follows the later stages of the operation as the Allied attempt to force the Dardanelles and knock the Ottoman Empire out of the First World War bogged down into stalemate.
Hamilton records the strain of command, the difficulties of terrain and supply, and the mounting losses that would ultimately lead to evacuation and to his own recall. Written from the very center of events, the diary is a candid and often poignant primary source on one of the war’s most controversial campaigns. It is offered here as a free EPUB download.