Posted by Dr John Basarin Gallipoli was a disaster. After Ashmed Bartlett and Keith Murdoch’s expose made headlines in London, British High Command took a serious look at pulling out. As his brainchild, blame for the campaign failure fell directly to Churchill and he resigned from the War Cabinet . To see the situation on…
By Stephen Keys Every year on the 25th of April, New Zealand and Australia commemorate ANZAC day. This day was chosen as it was the first day of the ill fated Gallipoli campaign of 1915, the ill conceived and executed attempt to wrest the Dardanelles from Turkish hands. Most New Zealanders are not aware of…
Nick Toscano Eureka Street Anzac Day is a day history has immortalised. We know 25 April 1915 was when the ‘digger’ — one of Australia’s most identifiable and beloved icons — dug the first trench into the rocky canyon at Gallipoli that would soon be his grave. Albeit a military disaster, many recognise the battle…
Reporter: Mark Colvin This is a transcript from PM. The program is broadcast around Australia at 5:10pm on Radio National and 6:10pm on ABC Local Radio. MARK COLVIN: What links the first genocide of the 20th century with the battle most often cited as defining the birth of Australia’s national identity? The genocide was the…
Robert Manne The Monthly ‘Who after all today is speaking about the destruction of the Armenians?’Adolf Hitler to his generals on the eve of the invasion of Poland, August 1939 There are two puzzles about the story at the centre of Australian folklore, Gallipoli. One is obvious: why did the story of the Australian troops’…