THE DARDANELLES
CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. ALWAYS TOO LATE. Times and Sydney Rim Services. Reeeived March 20, 5.35 p.m. London, March 19. The Times' History of ihe War, in completing the story of the Dardanelles campaign. sny s that the real ultimate came of the failure was probably not due to the generals nor to the untried troops at Suvla, neither was it the lack of water nor defective stab" work in some sectors, though all these were important contributory factors. The dominating factor and final cause for the failure was prohablv the difficult and diversified character of the terrain, and the very great advantages which the area gave to the Turks. Tt happened that the hick was with the enemy. In an easier year a Uritish expedition might have tried and succeeded, but they never
overcame the consequences of the months that were lost. From first to last it was their misfortune to be too late, anil there the fault lay principally.
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Taranaki Daily News, 21 March 1916, Page 5
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