Wartime 70 - Autumn 2015

Wartime issue 70 cover

Gallipoli - Marking the centenary

Featured articles:

  • An Australian Command Failure by Chris Roberts. The Anzac landing failed to seize opportunities.
  • Most Secret by Rhys Crawley. Was there allied intelligence for the Gallipoli expedition?
  • New Zealanders on Gallipoli by Christopher Pugsley. Their contribution to fateful actions came at immense cost.
  • Gallipoli: A Desperate Measure by Robert O'Neill. Many of the problems on Gallipoli stemmed from Churchill's decisions.
  • The Gallipoli Defence by Harvey Broadbent. Turkish difficulties created opportunities that were missed by their enemy.
  • Assault at Cape Helles by Bryn Hammond. The British landings were also flawed.
  • The French Landing at Kum Kale by Elizabeth Greenhalgh. A diversionary operation protected some British landings at Cape Helles.
  • Return to Gallipoli by Ken Inglis and Kate Ariotti. The veterans of 1915 went back as pilgrims in 1965.

In this issue

Pioneers of the First Battalion building thunderboxes, August 1915.

Thunderboxes & Flies

Poor sanitation on Gallipoli was a silent killer on the battlefield.

By Jennifer Selby

First World War 1914 - 1918