100 years ago today, the Battle of Gallipoli started.
A sound strategic idea, well conceived, poorly executed by the allied leadership, and bravely fought by ANZAC and Turk soldiers.
For some reason I associate this battle with the Boer War. Mainly because the movie Gallipoli came out at about the same time as Breaker Morant and they both involved Australians.
Cool archaeology news
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Two items of note here. First up, Baltic shipwreck champagne was destined
for Tsar Alexander II:
Meticulous research into the bottles of champagne found...
10 hours ago
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