LIST OF COLOURED PLATES
| HELLES | Facing page | ||
| *1. | H.M.S. THESEUS | [Frontispiece] | |
| This cruiser, 25 years old, which has now special arrangements forwithstanding submarine attacks, is supporting the Army off the left flank.She is firing at Turkish gun emplacements, an aeroplane being used tospot the fall of shot. | |||
| *2. | SHELLS FALLING ON THE BASE CAMP AT HELLES | [62] | |
| *3. | OFF THE LEFT FLANK AT HELLES | } | [64] |
| *4. | MONITORS SHELLING YENI SHER VILLAGE AND ASIATIC BATTERIES | } | |
| *5. | FRENCH FLAGSHIP SUFFREN SHELLING ACHI BABA | [66] | |
| *6. | FRENCH FLAGSHIP SUFFREN'S 12-IN. SHELLS BURSTING ONWESTERN SLOPES OF ACHI BABA | [68] | |
| *7. | BALLOON-SHIP HECTOR WITH KITE BALLOON UP, "SPOTTING,"OFF THE LEFT FLANK | [70] | |
| SUVLA BAY | |||
| *8. | LANDING AT "A" BEACH, AUGUST 7, 5.30 A.M. | [72] | |
| *9. | TROOPS LANDING AT "C" BEACH, AUGUST 7 | [74] | |
| *10. | "C" BEACH, AUGUST 8 | [76] | |
| *11. | DRESSING STATION—"A" BEACH | } | [78] |
| *12. | SHIP'S BOATS GOING OFF TO A HOSPITAL SHIP WITH WOUNDED | } | |
| *13. | H.M.S. TALBOT IN SUVLA BAY SHELLING ENEMY RIDGES AT DUSK | [80] | |
| *14. | SALT LAKE AND CHOCOLATE HILL | [82] | |
| *15. | LALLA BABA | } | [84] |
| *16. | LOOKING TOWARDS THE VILLAGE OF ANAFARTA | } | |
| *17. | H.M.S. SARNIA LANDING TROOPS IN SUVLA BAY | [86] | |
| *18. | SALT LAKE FROM CHOCOLATE HILL | [88] | |
| *19. | TRANSPORTS UNDER SHELL-FIRE—SUVLA BAY | [90] | |
| *20. | DRESSING STATION—"A" BEACH | [92] | |
| *21. | SUPPORTING SHIPS AT THE SUVLA LANDING | } | [94] |
| *22. | ANZAC | } | |
| *23. | ANZAC | [96] | |
| *24. | MOTOR LIGHTERS | } | [98] |
| 25. | GENERAL SIR IAN HAMILTON'S HEADQUARTERS | } | |
| 26. | SEAPLANE BASE | [100] | |
| 27. | SEAPLANES AT KEPHALO | [102] | |
| 28. | H.M.S. EXMOUTH IN KEPHALO HARBOUR | [104] | |
| 29. | SUBMARINE E11 AT KEPHALO | [106] | |
| 30. | H.M.S. BEN-MY-CHREE AT KEPHALO | [108] | |
| 31. | HOSPITAL SHIPS AT KEPHALO | [110] | |
| 32. | FRENCH FLAGSHIP SUFFREN | [112] | |
| 33. | HOSPITAL SHIP AQUITANIA | [114] | |
| 34. | SUBMARINE E2 RETURNING FROM THE SEA OF MARMORA | } | [116] |
| 35. | MUDROS HARBOUR | } | |
| 36. | HOSPITAL SHIP AQUITANIA AT MUDROS | [118] | |
THE DARDANELLES
CHAPTER I
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Before entering upon the subject of this chapter I cannot help a passing allusion to the lack of pictorial records of this war—records made by artists of experience, who actually witness the scenes they portray.
Our descendants will surely regret the omission when they try to gather an impression of the greatest war in history from the inadequate material obtainable.
I do not lose sight of the fact that many professional artists are fighting with our army in France and elsewhere. But life in the trenches is so arduous that it is doubtful if many records will come to us from this source.