The Dardanelles 1915 and Epic Fury. Why a Ship Is Still A Fool To Fight A Fort
By Desmond Woods OAM
As we approach another ANZAC Day, during a period when a vital waterway is dominating the headlines, we may with profit recall that the entire amphibious campaign on the Gallipoli Peninsula was the unintended consequence of the inability of the British and French navies to get through the Dardanelles. It was closed with simple, but very effective, Ottoman sea mines and accurate artillery fire from shore batteries.
