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Topic : Gallipoli and the ANZACs

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Chapter 1 : The Gallipoli Campaign

The first major fighting for Australians in World War I was in Winston Churchill's Gallipoli campaign in 1915
The objectives of the campaign were to conquer Constantinople and eliminate Germany's ally, Turkey, by gaining control of the Gallipoli Peninsula
Troops from Australia and New Zealand, who were training together in Egypt, were unified by fighting in Gallipoli under the ANZAC name
For many reasons the landing was a massive blunder, with the ships landing in the wrong location, and the soldiers consequently being met with a formidable cliff face and heavy artillery bombardment from the enemy
After an initial deception, the front trench at Lone Pine was captured using hand-to-hand combat. The troops, however, had to hold off Turkish forces for another four days
The fighting at the Nek earned a place in history from the brave soldiers who continued to charge into Turkish machine-gun fire with bayonets, after the Allied bombardment ceased too early
Just over 10 000 ANZACs were killed at Gallipoli and there were 33 500 casualties
The evacuation in December was the most successful part of the campaign, the ANZACs managing to deceive the Turks into thinking they had not left

Chapter 2 : The conditions

Chapter 3 : The Anzac legend

Chapter 4 : Negatives of the legend

Chapter 5 : The commemoration

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