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Hardcover, royal octavo [10″ tall] burgundy cloth lettered in gold. 172pp., Bibliography. Illustrated with 70 maps. Second edition. Book protected by reinforced mylar covers that have been pasted to inside of front and rear boards. Plate and map mounted inside mylar, with title on spine knocked-out on white against black background. Significant paste-show-through to plate on upper cover. Not an ex-library copy, from a private colletion. Ersatz jacket well executed and attractive. Contents: Chpt. I. The Political Background. Chpt. II. Events Leading to the Naval Attacks. Chpt. III. The Naval Attacks. Chpt. IV. The First Landing. Chpt. V. Marking Time, May-June-July. Chpt. VI. Anzac and Suvla. Chpt. VII. The Last Battle-Evacuation. A professional appraisal of the Dardanelles campaign by an American Naval officier. Scans sent on request. Book is clean, square and unmarked. Very good+.