... "stands out as an example of how not to conduct war". Source D supports the view that the planning was one reason, but puts more blame on the role of the officers. A captain who fought at Gallipoli wrote it and he points out that "attacks were ordered rather lightheartedly". He also comments that the whole thing "seemed very amateur". This is a trustworthy source as someone who was there wrote it and I also know from my own knowledge that attacks were often carried out poorly, probably due to the planning. The source does not put any blame onto Churchill, but certainly implies that the attacks were planned poorly and so as a result were carried out poorly. Source E is similar to D as it strongly supports the view that the planning was to blame for what went wrong at Gallipoli. The source contains the views of ...

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