"A particularly impressive addition to the book is an alphabetized list of German officers who served with Ottoman forces between 1914 and ’16."

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HistoryNet

Klaus Wolf has produced a very worthy addition to the Gallipoli Historiography and this work should grace the bookshelves of anyone with a deep interest in the campaign.

Martin Willoughby, Chairman of the Wessex Branch of the Western Front Association

An interesting book that helps us uncover the most important secrets of the campaign.

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Miniaturas JM

I want to say right from the beginning this book is a stonker, there is so much information and research that has gone into this book by the author Klaus Wolf, a huge amount of credit should go to him. I remember doing about Gallipoli at school but the teacher wasn’t that great, but now having read this book it has filled in a number of blanks and reasons. Especially as this book is written through all the research about the German side of events. Whilst this is a well written book and it is very comprehensive, it’s one of those books you need to take your time to read due to the amount of research in the book. I’ve learnt more about the men, the forces, the campaign strategy and how things were reacted to and also the politics about things especially from a German perspective. A comprehensive read, if you want info from the German viewpoint, this is the book for you. The photographs, diagrams, tables in the book are fantastic and I can really recommend this book.

5 stars

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UK Historian

Seeing historic events from ‘the other side of the wire’ is essential, so this excellent book delivers the background and details of the German involvement at Gallipoli. From the earliest efforts by Von Moltke to improve the Ottoman Army structure, the diplomatic adventures of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, through to the commitment of men and materials, this is a vital aid to fully understanding the German commitment to Turkey. The author delivers in fine detail, supported by excellent appendices and notes, the role of officers and men in the defence of the Dardanelles. It becomes clear that whilst small numbers of Germans were engaged at Gallipoli their contribution to the Turkish defence was essential and critical to it’s success. This is particularly true in the restructuring of armament and munition capacity, artillery control and the effective deployment of German machine guns. All of these were augmented by German experience of positional warfare already learnt on the Western Front. Overall, it is a key lesson on the importance of maximising force where it is most productive to achieve the desired outcome. That the Gallipoli landings failed to progress beyond the beachheads is proof of the German contribution. At a tactical level, and at critical times, the Germans made a difference. Today it is overshadowed by the post war Turkish propaganda that still prevails but this book gives proper value to the German effort. Good images and maps add value to this important volume.
Michael McCarthy. Battlefield Guide

Michael McCarthy