{"title":"Robin Prior","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobin Prior’s works delve deeply into the complexities of military history, exploring defining conflicts with a clear and authoritative voice. His narratives provide thoughtful analysis of strategy and leadership, illuminating how pivotal moments shaped the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect rigorous examination paired with engaging storytelling, particularly focused on critical episodes of the early 20th century. 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Drawing uniquely on both military and political archives and previously unexamined sources, Prior explores the fraught relationships between civilian and military leaders: from Lloyd George’s remarkably interventionist stance on military tactics during the First World War to Churchill’s near-constant arguments with American leaders during the Second.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConquer We Must\u003c\/i\u003e tells the complex story of this military decision-making, revealing how politicians attempted to control strategy—but had little influence on how the army, navy, and air force actually fought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46796176883948,"sku":"9780300233407","price":83.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/24331813482294.jpg?v=1757083159"},{"product_id":"gallipoli-by-robin-prior-9780300168945","title":"Gallipoli","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA decisive account of the dramatic Gallipoli campaign of World War I, with a devastating assessment of its pointless losses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gallipoli campaign of 1915–16 was an ill-fated Allied attempt to shorten the war by eliminating Turkey, creating a Balkan alliance against the Central Powers, and securing a sea route to Russia. A failure in all respects, the operation ended in disaster, and the Allied forces suffered some 390,000 casualties. This conclusive book assesses the many myths that have emerged about Gallipoli and provides definitive answers to questions that have lingered about the operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRobin Prior, a renowned military historian, proceeds step by step through the campaign, dealing with naval, military, and political matters and surveying the operations of all the armies involved: British, Anzac, French, Indian, and Turkish. Relying substantially on original documents, including neglected war diaries and technical military sources, Prior evaluates the strategy, the commanders, and the performance of soldiers on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis conclusions are powerful and unsettling: the naval campaign was not “almost” won, and the land action was not bedevilled by “minor misfortunes.” Instead, the badly conceived Gallipoli campaign was doomed from the start. And even had it been successful, the operation would not have shortened the war by a single day. 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But in 1940 Great Britain’s defeat loomed perilously close, and no other nation stepped up to confront the Nazi threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this cogently argued book, Robin Prior delves into the documents of the time—war diaries, combat reports, Home Security’s daily files, and much more—to uncover how Britain endured a year of menacing crises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book reassesses key events of 1940—crises that were recognized as such at the time and others not fully appreciated. Prior examines Neville Chamberlain’s government, Churchill’s opponents, the collapse of France, the Battle of Britain, and the Blitz. 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