World War I
Neither the Asquith banquet, nor the talk at the Admiralty that midnight had persuaded me I was going to do what I am actually doing at this moment. K. had made no sign nor waved his magic baton. So I just kept as cool as I could and had a sound sleep.
Left camp with Braithwaite, Dawnay and Ward. Embarked on the destroyer _Colne_ (Commander Seymour) and sailed for Helles. The fire fight was raging. From the bridge we got a fin...
9. Chapter 9_22nd May, 1915. H.M.T. "Arcadian."_ News in to say that yesterday, whilst Herbert was here to take orders about an armistice, some sort of an informal parley actually took plac...
4. Chapter 4_9th April, 1915. S.S. "Arcadian."_ Isles of the Aegean; one more lovely than the other; weather warm; wireless off; a great ship steaming fast towards a great adventure--why do...
6. Chapter 6_27th April, 1915. Getting on for midnight. H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth."_ All sorts of questions and answers. At 2 a.m. got a signal from Admiral Guépratte, "Situation at Kum Kale...
5. Chapter 5_24th April, 1915. H.M.S. "Queen Elizabeth." Tenedos._ Boarded the Queen Lizzie at 1.30 p.m. Anchored off Tenedos just before 4 p.m. Lay outside the roadstead; close by us is th...
2. Chapter 2De Robeck greeted me in the friendliest fashion. He is a fine looking man with great charm of manner. After a word or two to d'Amade and being introduced to Wemyss, Guépratte an...
3. Chapter 3_25th March, 1915. H.M.S. "Franconia." At Sea._ A fine smooth sea and a flowing tide. Have written to K. and Mr. Asquith. Number two has caused me _fikr_.[8] The P.M. lives in a...
10. Chapter 10"(No. 5217, cipher). Your difficulties are fully recognized by the Cabinet who are determined to support you. We are sending you three divisions of the New Army. The first of th...
11. Chapter 11Our beautiful East Lancs. Division is in a very bad way. One more month of neglect and it will be ruined: if quickly filled up with fresh drafts it will be better than ever. Hav...
8. Chapter 8_11th May, 1915. H.M.T. "Arcadian."_ Day dull and overcast. Vice-Admiral came over to see me in the morning. Neither of us has had a reply to his cable; instead, he has been tol...
7. Chapter 7To-day, the 4th, shells were falling from Asia on both "V" and "W" Beaches. We have landed aeroplanes on the Peninsula. The Taube has been bothering us again, but wound up its m...
1. Chapter 1Neither the Asquith banquet, nor the talk at the Admiralty that midnight had persuaded me I was going to do what I am actually doing at this moment. K. had made no sign nor wave...