Ian Hamilton

Ian Hamilton
General Sir Ian Hamilton (1853–1947) was a British Army officer and military writer known for his leadership during the Gallipoli Campaign in World War I. He had a distinguished military career, serving in several conflicts including the Second Boer War and the Russo-Japanese War, where he was an observer. Hamilton wrote extensively about his experiences in military service, with notable works such as "A Staff Officer's Scrap-Book" and "Gallipoli Diary." Despite his strategic insights, his command at Gallipoli was controversial due to the campaign's failure, which overshadowed his earlier accomplishments.

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PREFACE On the heels of the South African War came the sleuth-hounds pursuing the criminals, I mean the customary Royal Commissions. Ten thousand words of mine stand embedded in their Blue Books, cold and dead as so many mammoths in glaciers. But my long spun-out intercourse with the Royal Commissioners did have living issue—my Manchurian and Gallipoli notes. Only constant observation of civilian... more...

K.'S ADVICE AND THE P.M.'S ENVOY 11th July, 1915. Worked in my office from early morning till 12.45. The whole scheme for to-morrow's attack is cut and dried, according to our cloth: time tables fixed and every round counted. Freddy Stopford and his Staff turned up from Mudros. Stopford in very good form. The first thing he did was to deliver himself of a personal message from Lord K. He... more...