Winston Churchil was a politician, he always override rational miltary strategy to carry out many military campaign for his political motives! When he was the first sea Lord (Chief of Royal Navy) in WW1 1916, the decision of assault Galilpoli (turkey) resulted in huge casualties when he underestimated the Tirkish army! Huge casualties were paif with the blood of Australian and New Zealand troops! They were expensadbles!