The Rest Is History

675. The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5)

May 31, 2026·1h 17m·5-min readnarrativehistory
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The Gallipoli Campaign of 1915 was a catastrophic Allied military operation masterminded by Winston Churchill, intended to break the stalemate of World War I but resulting in immense loss and national mythmaking in Australia, New Zealand, and Turkey. Though a British failure, it forged en

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Winston ChurchillMustafa KemalEllis Ashmead BartlettRupert BrookeSir Ian HamiltonHerbert Henry AsquithOtto Liman von SandersClement Attlee

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American HistoryCold WarHistorical FiguresMilitary HistoryWorld War 2

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