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The World Crisis - 1911-1918, Part Two
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- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Rich with personal insights, this second part of Churchill's magisterial book covers the year 1915 and includes the chapters 'The Deadlock in the West', 'The First Defeat of the U-boats', 'The Battle of Suvla Bay [in Gallipoli', and 'The Abandonment of the Dardanelles'.
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- A Descendant of Scotsmen
- 11-09-2018
The Dardanelles Explained
As an Australian soldier, I had been long exposed to the Gallipoli story. After reading Churchill’s very detailed analysis- it should have worked. Ideal in strategic concept, bungled in execution by those who could not see past putting strength against strength in France.
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- Aaron
- 17-02-2015
Great detail excellent voice work.
loved it and learnt much
new information about the Great War, decision making and Gallipoli.
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- Scott
- 01-08-2016
Very enlightening
Essential reading for anyone who wants to know the backbone of events amd political context of the battles amd outcomes.
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- sasha
- 24-04-2011
Full of details, but no big picture
I liked very much The Second World War, and thought that WWI would be similar. But it focuses mainly on what Churchill himself was involved- The Drdanells campain. Telegrms between generals are described in detail, whereas the global picture of the war id not mentioned.
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- Arnfinn Rong
- 19-02-2019
PERFECT READER!!!
An absolute unique performance; in an unusual approach to producing an audiobook, this recording have the history and the book, by Winston Churchill, rendered in a true, real-life voice approach by performer Christian Rodska. What could easily have turned into a farce, the marvelous performance by reader Rodska, not only saves the book, but brings the life and times of Winston Churchill so instantly into his own entire story of WW1. The book is a masterpiece of valuable first-hand insight by Churchill. The reading is a unique reenactment of Churchill himself in the given time-period of the history.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-08-2020
How Winston Could Have Won the War
Mostly about Gallipoli, Winston explains time a d time again how if only everyone had listened to him, it would have ended in success. At its most ridiculous as he explains how with a few territorial concessions, he could have united the Balkans and near instantly collapsed the Austria and Ottoman Empires. All beautifully written and narrated, well worth a listen. But, believe near none of this inter war self justification.
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- Battleton
- 18-04-2020
Excellent coverage of the ill-fated Gallipoli initiative
Vol 2 covers the detail of the 1915 initiative to cease the initiative at Gallipoli, as seen from Churchill’s perspective and self-justification of course. Even more than 100 years later it is a moment of “what might have been” that would have fundamentally changed the world in the decades that followed. A poorly understood failure and so overshadowed by the Western Front and Western European perspective of WW1.
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- A. Curtis
- 03-10-2019
Essential
Second part of the essential works of Churchill. Wonderfully read also. The story continues and the great powers come to a deadlock. Churchill comes across as a man who wants to think outside the box and perhaps is ahead of his time. Onto the last part..
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-08-2019
Superb
This will change your entire understanding of the Dardanelles campaign. Thought provoking and brilliantly read.
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