[Illustration] THE DARDANELLES _COLOUR SKETCHES FROM GALLIPOLI_ WRITTEN AND DRAWN BY NORMAN WILKINSON, R.I. _With Thirty Full-Page Plates in Colour, reproduced from Water-Colour Drawings made on the spot, and a number of Black-and-White Illustrations_ SECOND IMPRESSION LONGMANS, GREEN AND CO. 39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON FOURTH AVENUE & 30TH STREET, NEW YORK BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS 1916 CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I FIRST IMPRESSIONS 1 II THE LANDING AT SUVLA BAY, AUGUST 6-7 9 III OFF THE LEFT FLANK AT HELLES 23 IV TRAWLERS IN THE DARDANELLES 34 V BEACH-PARTIES 42 VI SUBMARINES 50 VII WOUNDED 56 [Illustration: THE NUMBERS ON THIS MAP REFER TO THOSE COLOUR PLATES WHICH ARE STARRED IN THE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS] LIST OF COLOURED PLATES HELLES _Facing page_ *1. H.M.S. _THESEUS_ _Frontispiece_ This cruiser, 25 years old, which has now special arrangements for withstanding submarine attacks, is supporting the Army off the left flank. She is firing at Turkish gun emplacements, an aeroplane being used to spot the fall of shot. *2. SHELLS FALLING ON THE BASE CAMP AT HELLES 62 *3. OFF THE LEFT FLANK AT HELLES } *4. MONITORS SHELLING YENI SHER VILLAGE AND ASIATIC } 64 BATTERIES } *5. FRENCH FLAGSHIP _SUFFREN_ SHELLING ACHI BABA 66 *6. FRENCH FLAGSHIP _SUFFREN'S_ 12-IN. SHELLS BURSTING ON WESTERN 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 } *12. SHIP'S BOATS GOING OFF TO A HOSPITAL SHIP WITH } 78 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 }