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The global nature of the conflict was illustrated by the disastrous Gallipoli campaign in 1915. This attack on Germany’s ally, Turkey, featured a large number of Australian and New Zealand ...

PM Cameron praised the role played by Australia: “Rugged. Resilient. Reliable. Adjectives that sum up this great nation and its people”. Three days of international commemorations in London ...

The 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, a remarkable feat of modern engineering, has drastically reshaped the landscape of travel between Europe and Asia. Spanning the Dardanelles Strait in Turkey, this ...

ANZAC Day is the anniversary of the landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey by allied forces on 25th April 1915. What followed was one of the bloodiest battles of the First World War, with heavy ...

The Gallipoli campaign lasted just over eight months. As a military operation it was a complete failure with the allies failing in their objectives of opening up the Dardanelles and taking Turkey ...

Turkey. Built in 1656 by an Ottoman sultan's mother, the Ottoman fortress of Seddülbahir was severely damaged by the Allied Forces during the Gallipoli battles of World War One. The restoration ...