{"product_id":"perils-of-amateur-strategy-lt-gen-gerald-ellison-9781966777038","title":"The Perils of Amateur Strategy: As Exemplified by the Attack on the Dardanelles Fortress In 1915","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Perils of Amateur Strategy: As Exemplified by the Attack on the Dardanelles Fortress In 1915\u003c\/em\u003e is written by a decorated career soldier, Lt. General Sir Gerald Ellison, who fought in South Africa, and helped enact reform in the British Army after the Boer War. He served in WW1, and was the Quarter-Master General of the Gallipoli Front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has nothing but the highest praise for the brave soldiers who landed at Gallipoli. But his aim is to prevent another disaster like that from occurring. He writes with a detailed command of the facts about the inmost circle of British Imperial Grand Strategic decision making. He ultimately blames \"amateurs\" for going around the chain of command and undermining the entire war effort. He believes the war could have been won with far less loss of life, and more quickly, had different decisions been made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a new edition of the public domain book that was originally published in 1919.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA reproduction of a long article originally published in \u003cem\u003eThe National Review\u003c\/em\u003e entitled \u003cem\u003eLest We Forget-The Tragedy of the Dardanelles by a Flag Officer\u003c\/em\u003e that the author published anonymously.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA new Foreword written by the publisher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA few photographs of the Gallipoli front.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeveral footnotes illuminating the references made by the author.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew format, layout, typesetting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBulkington Book's mission is to build a bridge into the past, before film, television, copyright, and internet swallowed up the world. We found this story worthy of revival, and we hope you find it worth your while.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bulkington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50268896592065,"sku":"9781966777038","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9781966777038.jpg?v=1779986941","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/perils-of-amateur-strategy-lt-gen-gerald-ellison-9781966777038","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}