Historical Gallipoli {was: Re: [HPFGU-OTChatter] More about Au cooking than I ever knew I knew.}

[snuffles_macgoo]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Andrew MacIan <andrew_macian at y...> wrote:
> Greetings from Andrew!
> 
> Sorry to break in, but it seems my understanding is
> incorrect in re the title battle.  Or so it seems from
> the poster's comment......
> --- storm <miss_megan at d...> wrote:
> {snip}
> > The  history (or alleged history) is that women made
> > them for the men who were
> > at galloplli (where the british sent the ANZACs -
> > Austalian and New Zealand Army
> > Corp - to die).
> {snip}
> 
> Per my reading of Eggenberger's classic _An
> Encyclopedia of Battles_, the disaster (for it can be
> considered little, IMO) was due in large part to bad
> operational execution of an otherwise acceptable plan.
>  The landing took place a mile further north than was
> planned, and to make a long story short, things went
> downhill from there.

<snip other accurate comment>

err sorry Andrew - you are no doubt right. I have no source but myth. 
Australians like to consider themselves hard done by, especally by 
the evil overlords, the English (particuarly the upper/ruling class). 
Funny ppl, anglo Australians, at once idolizing the English and 
dispizing them as wussy-poms. 

While many modern myths about Australia and autralian history etc (eg 
invastion) are changing I think this one is set to stay. We have far 
too much invested in it to challenge it.

storm, who you will all be pleased to know is soon to upgrade OS to 
one with .... a spell checker!!!