Comments for ANZAC Day 2009

ANZAC Day 2009

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:13:52 -0600

Today is ANZAC Day, the Australia-New Zealand equivalent to Memorial Day. New Zealand Website on ANZAC Day. The Australian Equivalent. The Gallipoli Campaign was the brainchild of Winston Churchill, an attempt to force the Dardanelles and reach the Black Sea, freeing up the Russian Black Sea Fleet and opening up new routes of supply and a new thrust at the Austrians and Germans via the Balkans. Churchill really had the hots for the idea that Italy and the Balkans represented the "soft underbelly" of Europe. He was to be all for going in that way during WWII, as well. Gallipoli,...

Comment from Argent on 2009-04-25

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:06:54 -0600

Thanks John.

Comment from Neffi on 2009-04-25

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:49:42 -0600

The attitude of the Entente Powers was that 'Johnny Turk' wouldn't or couldn't fight... but the Turkish 5th Army under von Sanders- holding those heights over the beach-heads - put the lie to that little notion. The Ottoman Empire was on its last legs but no man fights like those defending their homeland...

Comment from ry on 2009-04-25

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:32:10 -0600

We'll be playing 'Waltzing Matilda' here at gollum's Cave. Both the original and the Pogue's version.