1915

Drawn from 100 Days to Victory, this volume follows selected events of 1915 from the naval Battle of Dogger Bank to the Allied landings and fighting at Gallipoli. It places the Dardanelles campaign within the wider search for a way around the deadlock on the Western Front and explains how naval ambition, divided command and difficult terrain shaped the operation.

The narrative also addresses the expanding scale of the war, including submarine warfare, poison gas, fighting on the Western and Eastern fronts and the demands placed on imperial troops. Political decisions are balanced with testimony from servicemen and civilians, showing why 1915 deepened the conflict rather than delivering the decisive breakthrough expected by governments on either side.