The Gallipoli landings in 1915 did not achieve the Admiralty’s goals,
but for John Masefield they remained one of the proudest moments of the Great War.
Sir Sidney Low blamed the recent catalogue of war and revolution
on out-of-touch diplomats who had tried to hammer the peoples of Europe into artificial unity.
bySir Sidney Low1857-1932
Indian History
The Making of Tommy Atkins
In all his years of soldiering at home and abroad, Major-General George Younghusband had never heard British soldiers talk like those in Kipling’s tales.
byMajor-General Sir George John Younghusband1859-1944
The First World War
The Gift of Life
When columnist ‘Alpha of the Plough’ was asked to select his most memorable moment of the
Great War, he told the story of HMS Formidable.
byA. G. Gardiner1865-1946
Armistice Day
The Unknown Warrior
On the day that the Unknown Warrior was laid to rest in Westminster Abbey,
‘Alpha of the Plough’ wondered if the country would prove worthy of him.
byA. G. Gardiner1865-1946
The First World War
A Great Human Effort
The Gallipoli landings in 1915 did not achieve the Admiralty’s goals,
but for John Masefield they remained one of the proudest moments of the Great War.
byJohn Masefield1878-1967
The First World War
The Gallipoli Landings
By 1915, the Allies were struggling to break through Germany’s Western Front,
and so began looking for another line of attack.