CHAPTER IX

THE PAUSE IN JULY

Local Turkish attacks--Turkish reinforcements--Our attacks of July 12 and 13 at Helles--General Hunter-Weston invalided--General Stopford’s arrival--Description of Helles--Rations--Description of Anzac--The _Aragon_ at Mudros--Arrival of General Altham--The _Saturnia_--Arrival of Colonel Hankey--The monitors, “blister ships,” and “beetles”--The 10th, 11th, and 13th Divisions--The 53rd and 54th Divisions--Total forces in August--New scheme of attack considered 195