Gallipoli Conditions

The landing of the troops for the Gallipoli Campaign was a disaster. This was completely ineffective and cost many ANZAC lives. The original landing locations, such as ANZAC cove were thin strips of beach, with minimal room for the soldiers. Additionally steep cliffs backed the beach which made it extremely difficult to fight the defending Turks, who were located

Can you imagine that you are in a boat with 30 other souls, hearing the machine gun fire raining down on you as you exit the boat. Fellow mates and other Anzac are falling to the ground, out of the first 200 men who landed at Gallipoli only, 21 of them survived. These numbers just show how much courage and bravery those men had for running across the beaches of Gallipoli. They love their country, family and

The film Gallipoli by Peter Weir, is a fantastic historical representation of the British military campaign against Turkish positions on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. The film starts out in Western Australia, 1915. Archie is young man who is introduced in the first scene, is a talented sprinted who is very passionate about the war. Young men living in this time period all aspired to go to war to help fight for their country and gain honor from their families. Archie saw it as an opportunity to go travel the world as his uncle had. There were many reasons for the young men to sign up, for some it was the fear of humiliation, others the excitement of a new job with better pay, even just being able to wear the uniform to impress women. Throughout the film the patriotic feeling depicted in the film was very encouraging, telling everyone to sign up to support their country. However not everyone is in support of the war. One scene is with Frank one of Archie's friends who is also a fellow sprinter. Frank goes on to question the reason he is even fighting in the war knowing that it is an English war. This was a

In wartime propaganda, the ANZAC forces were portrayed as the loyal sons of the British Empire, fighting as much for the 'mother country' as for their own. Beyond the military campaign, the ANZAC soldiers represented the ethos of their rural Australian background. The values of equality, good humor and mateship were transplanted to the situation in Turkey. It is easy to understand why the ANZAC legend became so popular.

World War 1 (1914-1918) was the first official war that Australians took part in, only thirteen years after federating as a country in 1901. During this time, thousands of lives were lost, families were torn apart, and friends were never seen again. April 25th became the national day to commemorate the ANZAC soldiers who had served overseas. Even now, 100 years later, people still remember those who sacrificed themselves for Australia, those who fought and fell in many battles to protect the country they lived in. The Gallipoli Campaign is the most famous battle of World War 1, the battle that every Australian household knows about. However, other battles such as the ones on the

Each soldier must have seen or experienced something gruelling that they didn't really want to see. This caused bad memories for them making them feel insecure that something that bad is possible to happen to them. This made them abit nervous about staying tin the trenches as people have died in them,

Turkey was on the same side as Germany in the First World War, which made them the Anzac's rival. It was decided that soldiers needed to land and fight in Turkey. This is where the famous battle of Gallipoli happened now known as ANZAC cove because of the horrific losses of the Australian forces in a so seemed futile and pointless battle. This essay highlights why the Gallipoli campaign was a failure.

On 25 April 1915, during the First World War, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) landed on the Gallipoli peninsula as part of the 70,000 strong Anglo-French operation against Turkey to capture the Dardanelles. Over one million men were involved in the ill-fated Gallipoli campaign which lasted eight and a half months. Of the 44,070 soldiers who were killed during the campaign, 8,000 were Australian. It was the first time that Australians went into combat as Australians, giving Australia a sense of identity and a place in the world.

The men had received orders to attack the third line of the German’s trenches. They managed so successfully march through no man’s land and easily captured the first trench. From there they moved forward and quickly captured the second trench. After that they went looking for the third and last trench they were told to capture but they found no third trench. Meanwhile, the Germans had re-captured the first and second trenches leaving the ANZACs out in the open. The ANZACs quickly built a trench to protect themselves from air strikes and lay there until night fell. Once they had snuck past the Germans and back into their own trenches, the troops insisted they could go back and save their fellow soldiers who were left in the open. The British High Command denied this request and the Australians disobeyed. One of the officers walked across no mans land and made a truce with the Germans. He went as far as offering himself as prisoner while his men tried to find the wounded. In only 27 hours after the Australians attacked the Germans, 5533 ANZACs had died or been wounded. This number was twice as many casualties as those in

In order for the people to maintain a peaceful life, soldiers were “forced to leave families and villages for several years” (Document E). They soon fell into loneliness and boredom and wanted to return home but were not allowed. In addition, soldiers would “died from hunger, sickness, and extreme heart or cold” (Document E). Their families also struggled not knowing any information about them and whether or not they died. They lived their lives in peace, but also of lost.

Australians fought in many wars, but the most successful war was thought to be ‘the war to end all wars’ (World War One). The Anzacs had experienced many hardships in this horrific war; special qualities were developed throughout the war such as endurance, mateship and courage. On the 25th of April the birth of the Anzac legend had risen. As they charged into enemy territories, in the early morning of the 1900s, they were destined to succeed despite the raining gun fire by the Turkish soldiers. Mateship, courage and endurance gradually strengthened deeper into the war; as a result, no one could take away these three imperishable qualities. Many historical records show many different perspectives about the Anzac legend. As a nation, we look upon three main attributes that the Anzacs had demonstrated courage, mateship and endurance. Therefore, the Anzac legacy continues to prosper in its purpose to motivate the modern Australian society.

The experiences of the Australian soldiers and nurses during World War I had detrimental and constructive effects on their lives after the war. World War I had a negative impact on the soldiers as the lost the ability to do simple tasks but had a positive impact on the nurses as they gained more opportunities. The impacts on their lives from the war mainly include their experiences with diseases & the experiences of war, the mental issues they gained and the opportunities they attained. World War I had a negative impact on the soldiers as the lost the ability to do simple tasks but had a positive impact on the nurses as they gained more opportunities. During World War I the soldiers endured many diseases and experiences that made some soldiers

Conditions in ww1 for the Anzac’s were unbearable. They were in the middle of a crossfire, against the Turkish soldiers who greatly outnumbered them, who have lived in and adapted to the environment and who was holding better tactics then they were. Conditions were immensely harsh on the battlefield. The area did not contain any natural source of water so there were increased water shortages.

The Turkish occupied the higher ground having an advantage over the ANZACs, who had to create tunnels/trenches with the sea right behind them.

Intro: in the film Gallipoli by peter weir uses characters Billy, Barney, Snowy and Archy to illustrate the thoughts of young Australians at this time. E.g. War was a great escapade not to be missed out on. The director shows this to us by bringing us to Australia and showing how the young Australians were eager to see new things. And then again in Egypt by making it look like so much fun. But when the film comes to the last section peter weir shows the harsh brutality of war.