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Extracts from a letter by Admiral Sir John Fisher to Winston Churchill, May 1915
(Catalogue ref: CAB 63/4)
  9a   9b                  
  9a   9b                  
CAB 63/4; letter from Admiral Fisher, 1915

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  • What is Admiral Fisher's attitude towards the Gallipoli campaign?
  • What does Fisher base his views on?
  • What connections can you find between this source and source 2?
  • Does this source suggest that the military commanders supported the Gallipoli campaign?
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