LUCK AT THE DARDANELLES
WENT AGAINST BRITISH. " TIMES " BLAMES LONDON. i (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, March 20. The "Times" "History of the War" in completing the story of the Dardanelles campaign says:— "The real ultimate cause of the failure was probably not the generals nor the untried troops at Suvla, nor the lack of water, nor the defective staff work in some sectors, though all these were important contributory factors! 1 The dominating factor, however, and the final cause of the failure was probably the difficult and diversified character of the terrain, and the very great advantages wihich the area gave to the Turks. It happened that luck was with the enemy. "Earlier in the year the British expedition might have been tried and might have succeeded, but they never overcame consequences of the months that were lost. From first to last their misfortune was to be too late. The fault lay principaly in London."
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 69, 21 March 1916, Page 6
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