Robin Prior is visiting professorial fellow, University of Adelaide, and visiting fellow, University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy. He is the coauthor of Passchendaele: The Untold Story and The Somme, both published by Yale University Press. He lives in South Australia.
"History of a very high order... the best account by far of the campaign in 1915-16."-Jay Winter, Yale University -- Jay Winter "It's a well-written book, complete with a great bibliography and some of the most outstanding maps to be delivered with any account of war and battle. That the author could assemble such a plethora of information and then distill it into such a readable account would be a story unto itself. For anyone who wants to know where, when and what Gallipoli was, this book is for you."-Vice Adm. Robert F. Dunn, The Washington Times -- Vice Adm. Robert F. Dunn Washington Times "[This] book sets a new standard for assessing the Allied Dardanelles campaign in 1915."-Mustafa Aksakal, American Historical Review -- Mustafa Aksakal American Historical Review "It might seem that everything worth saying about World War I has already been said, but then along comes a book such as Robin Prior's Gallipoli and it's time to make room on the shelf for another essential title ... It is military history of the highest order.'"-Mark Lasswell, "Standout Selections: The Year in Books," Wall Street Journal -- The Year in Books Wall Street Journal "This work is an excellent addition to the current body of scholarhsip with something for both the neophyte and the seasoned historian."-Blake Whitaker, Canadian Journal of History -- Blake Whitaker Canadian Journal of History
"History of a very high order... the best account by far of the campaign in 1915-16."-Jay Winter, Yale University -- Jay Winter "It's a well-written book, complete with a great bibliography and some of the most outstanding maps to be delivered with any account of war and battle. That the author could assemble such a plethora of information and then distill it into such a readable account would be a story unto itself. For anyone who wants to know where, when and what Gallipoli was, this book is for you."-Vice Adm. Robert F. Dunn, The Washington Times -- Vice Adm. Robert F. Dunn Washington Times "[This] book sets a new standard for assessing the Allied Dardanelles campaign in 1915."-Mustafa Aksakal, American Historical Review -- Mustafa Aksakal American Historical Review "It might seem that everything worth saying about World War I has already been said, but then along comes a book such as Robin Prior's Gallipoli and it's time to make room on the shelf for another essential title ... It is military history of the highest order.'"-Mark Lasswell, "Standout Selections: The Year in Books," Wall Street Journal -- The Year in Books Wall Street Journal "This work is an excellent addition to the current body of scholarhsip with something for both the neophyte and the seasoned historian."-Blake Whitaker, Canadian Journal of History -- Blake Whitaker Canadian Journal of History
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