We Don't Hear Much About The 10,000 French Deaths At Gallipoli
Saturday, April 25, 2015 - 13:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
With almost the same number of soldiers as the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) – 79,000 – and similar death rates – close to 10,000 – French participation in the Gallipoli campaign could not occupy a more different place in national memory. What became a foundation myth in Australia as it also did in the Turkish Republic after 1923 was eventually forgotten in France.Some of the reasons are obvious. read more