Why Is Gallipoli A Failure

The main reasons why the Allies failed during the Gallipoli campaign, were due to the premature preparations, missed opportunities and poor tactics. The premature preparations included: Two months before the invasion, Allied ships began to bombard the Turkish coast in preparation for the attack; and mass movements of attack also alerted the Turks. Missed opportunities, evolved “British submarines were able to slip through minefields and protective nets, and landed groups of commando raiders, they could have severed Turkish trade routes, but they did not” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallipoli_Campaign). Another reason why the Allies failed, led to the poor tactics used during the campaign. The Allies put “their faith in traditional, over-used