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

[Andrew MacIan]

Greetings from Andrew!

--- snuffles_macgoo <miss_megan at dingoblue.net.au>
wrote:
> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., Andrew MacIan
{snip} of question in re Gallipoli}
> 
> err sorry Andrew - you are no doubt right. I have no
> source but myth.

Well, my sources are limited, and I was wondering if
there were others that I'd not read.
 
> 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.

{grin}  Understood.  One of my colleagues is from
Sydney, and another is from London.  The "discussions"
that break out between them make other forms of
academic politcs weak by comparison.
 
> 
> 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.

It was a milestone in many respects, not the least of
which was that it was the battle that started the
reputation of the ANZAC troops as being tough
customers.  FWIW, while I was in the US Army, those
Australians that I met in SE Asia deserved and
enhanced that reputaion.

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

Best of luck on the upgrade; hopefully NOT to another
Micro$ucks product.

Thanks for the information.

Cheers,

Drieux

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