A pretty brilliant plan, but terribly executed (obviously). If Churchill had been PM with control of the forces it probably would have succeeded.
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Entente should have been either swift and decisive there. Or skip the plan completely
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Liberating Constantinople and restoring the Hagia Sophia would’ve been epic.
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Did you know: Churchill was a young journalist in post in Cuba when this territory was still under Spanish sovereignty.
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We have an on again off again relationship
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Still can’t make up my mind as to whether Gallipoli was a terrible misadventure by a young and naive Winston Churchill or whether it was worth the effort.
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Australians in particular. Churchill was relieved as a result of the failure and offered a safe job but grabbed a rifle instead and served in the field.
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