“As we consider the above we must also acknowledge that Gallipoli was a planned attack that went awry and Churchill, whose career was in tatters in the aftermath, slinked away in humiliation. He salvaged his career, which he believed to be over, by his actions at the front lines of WWI.”
According to William Manchester, Churchill proposed attacking Gallipoli early in the war, before it was garrisoned. He was overruled.
Much later, after Gallipoli was garrisoned, Churchill’s political enemies resurrected the plan, this time overrode Churchill’s objections, then blamed the predictable disaster on him.
He didn’t “slink.” He and the human race were betrayed by British politicians. I seem to remember that Neville Chamberlain’s father was involved, but my memory isn’t very good.
People like that cause a great deal of the world’s misery.
Maybe a poor word choice.
I should have said: "he was demoted, then resigned his position, and volunteered to fight for the infantry in hopes of resurrecting his career, which he believed to have ended."
Mind you, I have a high level of respect, over all, for Churchill, but Gallipoli was not a success for him.