I cannot imagine there is a better book available about this ill-starred campaign. Which is a big claim to make but when an author can explain the political, military and personal accounts as clearly and lucidly as James does then it's hard to imagine how it could be bettered. The Turkish dead were neither recovered nor buried - Ataturk insisting their bones serve as their memorial. This deeply moving account might also serve such a purpose.
(Clive Yelf - bwl 30 June 2005 ) |
