Humanities - Gallipoli
World War I, also called First World War, originated in Europe and lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. In 1915, during World War I, Gallipoli was the place of a series of battles that took thousands of lives and lasted eight months. The Gallipoli plan, the life in the trenches and the remembrance and commemoration of Gallipoli all played a significant role in forming what we now know as Anzac Cove. Although Gallipoli failed in its military objectives, the actions of the Australian and New Zealand soldiers during the war left a powerful legacy.
The Gallipoli campaign was an unsuccessful attempt to gain control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits and to capture Constantinople. Winston Churchill’s plan seemed very clever on paper …show more content…
Trenches are long and narrow excavations in the ground that provide soldiers with some protection against enemy fire from the heights. Troops wood sleep in the trenches at night and fight from them during the day. When it was hot, they had little protection from the sun and when it was cold, the Anzacs were freezing in the trenches (Echidna Books, 2006). When soldiers were not on duty, they returned to their dugouts behind the trenches, for some rest (Echidna Books, 2006). Troops made their dugouts as safe and comfortable as possible and kept their possessions in the dugouts (Echidna Books, 2006). Food normally was not very appetising and was cooked in the trenches (Echidna Books, 2002). Bully beef or canned corned beef was the basis of most meals (Echidna Books, 2002). Fresh fruit and vegetables were rare, although, some soldiers managed to grow small plots of radishes (Echidna Books, 2002). By the end of the campaign, the troops were heartily sick of everything and even the famous Anzac biscuits would make them groan aloud. For the entire eight months of the Gallipoli battle, the Anzacs lived in holes in the
World War I, also called First World War, originated in Europe and lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. In 1915, during World War I, Gallipoli was the place of a series of battles that took thousands of lives and lasted eight months. The Gallipoli plan, the life in the trenches and the remembrance and commemoration of Gallipoli all played a significant role in forming what we now know as Anzac Cove. Although Gallipoli failed in its military objectives, the actions of the Australian and New Zealand soldiers during the war left a powerful legacy.
The Gallipoli campaign was an unsuccessful attempt to gain control of the Dardanelles and Bosporus straits and to capture Constantinople. Winston Churchill’s plan seemed very clever on paper …show more content…
Trenches are long and narrow excavations in the ground that provide soldiers with some protection against enemy fire from the heights. Troops wood sleep in the trenches at night and fight from them during the day. When it was hot, they had little protection from the sun and when it was cold, the Anzacs were freezing in the trenches (Echidna Books, 2006). When soldiers were not on duty, they returned to their dugouts behind the trenches, for some rest (Echidna Books, 2006). Troops made their dugouts as safe and comfortable as possible and kept their possessions in the dugouts (Echidna Books, 2006). Food normally was not very appetising and was cooked in the trenches (Echidna Books, 2002). Bully beef or canned corned beef was the basis of most meals (Echidna Books, 2002). Fresh fruit and vegetables were rare, although, some soldiers managed to grow small plots of radishes (Echidna Books, 2002). By the end of the campaign, the troops were heartily sick of everything and even the famous Anzac biscuits would make them groan aloud. For the entire eight months of the Gallipoli battle, the Anzacs lived in holes in the