Episode 122: The Fatal Plan Behind Gallipoli
From WW1: Not So Quiet On The Western Front! by Dan Hill and Dr. Spencer Jones
April 6, 2026 · 51 min · Episode 123
About this episode
This episode explores Winston Churchill's ill-fated Gallipoli campaign during World War I.
In 1915 Winston Churchill had a plan to end the war with a single blow: he called it a master stroke of strategy, history remembers it as a catastrophe. This is the story of how Gallipoli was born and why it was doomed before a single soldier set foot on the beaches. NSQ Tour 2026: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-tour-2026 Guest Steve Chambers Books: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Stephen-Chambers/a/1865 Join Our Community: https://not-so-quiet.com/ Use our code: Dugout and get one month free as a Captain. Support via Paypal: https://battleguide.co.uk/nsq-paypal Do you like our podcast? Then please leave us a review, it helps us a lot! E-Mail: nsq@battleguide.co.uk Battle Guide YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BattleGuideVT Our WW2 Podcast: https://battleguide.co.uk/bsow If you want to keep your finger on the pulse of what the team at Battle Guide have been getting up to, why not sign up to our monthly…
People in this episode
Hosts: Dr. Spencer Jones, Dan Hill
Guest: Steve Chambers
Topics covered
- Gallipoli
- Winston Churchill
- World War I
- military strategy
- historical analysis
Keywords
- Gallipoli
- Winston Churchill
- World War I
- military strategy
- catastrophe
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Organizations: Battle Guide, Pen and Sword, YouTube, Twitter
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