Impression Sketch
of Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty - By Jamie Mann the original
can be viewed at https://ww1live.wordpress.com/2015/02/19/gallipoli/
From war
correspondent of Boer War -
Progress saw
Winston Churchill, from
Maverick MP to
become First Lord of the Admiralty.
In such a
position, he ensured the Navy
Was always ready
and waiting for any signs of war.
Within short
months of war, frustration
Filled the
politician over the stalemate
Of the western
front - something had to be done.
With war in East
and West a new front
Would weaken the
German army to breaking point.
One such frail
front Churchill saw
In a cousin of
the central powers -
To be Turkey - who
was seen to have a poorly rated
Ability of an
army - despite advice
For a gradual
attack, Churchill pushed on his idea.
With the Lord of
the Admiralty set,
Winston Churchill
wrote down words,
On 8 April 1915, addressed to Admiral Lord Fisher.
The memorandum
intended to give
Resolve to his
most senior Lord 'Jacky' Fisher.
Under the oval
logo of an anchor,
In the banded
words of Admiralty
Whitehall - red
words quoted sayings of Napoleon
And Shakespeare - of one beneath
The other's words
of 'native hue of resolution.'
With words of the
English bard -
Quoting 'lose the
name of action,'
To back the
secret memo of a debate to maybe wait-
When Italy fully
declared part in war
To postpone or
divert attacks elsewhere - or risk
it?
Churchill stated
how Italy would
Affect the
Dardanelles, to prompt
In the Balkans
with Italy's possible dalliance
To see the
outcome or attack Turkey
At another point
at Haifa and capture Damascus.
Yet Churchill
draws on the fact that
There is no
hiding of their attack
On the
Dardanelles - an attack elsewhere might
Be disconcerting
to the Turks
Success probably
but still to target the Dardanelles.
A debate then
would be prudent,
To wait and move
the imminent
Attack elsewhere, or take a risk to attack that moment.
Churchill felt
such alternatives
Were for War Council's
immediate consideration.
The Lord of
Admiralty rounded off,
In red hurried
writing - the words
Of Napoleon, to
state how war cannot be made
Without the worth
of running risks -
Maverick MP had turned
to maverick of the seas.
by Jamie Mann.
Source: File: Churchill
and the Great Republic: Winston Churchill to Admiral
Lord Fisher, April 8, 1915. [online] Available at: <http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/churchill/interactive/_html/wc0063_1.html>
[Accessed: 6 March 2015].
Mann, J., 2015. 100 years Ago - Poems by Jamie Mann. [letter] (Personal
communication, 1 April 2015).
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