Suvla: August Offensive

by Stephen Chambers and Stephen Chambers

The landing at Suvla Bay, part of the August Offensive, commenced on the night of 6 August 1915. It was intended to support a breakout from Anzac Beach. Despite early hopes from a largely unopposed landing, Suvla was a mismanaged affair that quickly became a stalemate.

The newly formed IX Corps, commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Stopford, failed, not for lack of sacrifice by its New Army and Territorials, but because of a failure...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184884543X
• ISBN13: 9781848845435
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.4"