Folks, this is the best version of this great, heart rendering song that I have found.
Dean
Galliopoli
Dean
Galliopoli
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Tom in TN
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Dean,
I've never heard of that battle before, but that certainly is a heart-rending song.
Thanks for the post.
Tom in TN
I've never heard of that battle before, but that certainly is a heart-rending song.
Thanks for the post.
Tom in TN
showcrop
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Tom, as the song said the Turks built their position up greatly. The British forces initially went in with overwhelming force and surprise, but Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Michael de Robeck, turned tail when the Turks initially resisted, resulting in a delay of six weeks for the turks to reinforce the high ground.
MarkB_MI
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I prefer the original version by author Eric Bogle.
Gallipoli was nearly the end of Winston Churchill's career.
Gallipoli was nearly the end of Winston Churchill's career.
MarkB_MI
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I recommend Robert K. Massie's [i:654c4848f0]Castles of Steel[/i:654c4848f0], which covers Gallipoli in detail. His earlier book, [i:654c4848f0]Dreadnought[/i:654c4848f0], is also excellent.
Andy Martin
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As was the Great Depression, since Sir Winston had become Chancellor of the Exchequer, and was blamed for the depression and drubbed out of the government.
What a guy, either one of those failures would have put most of us into a closet for the rest of our lives but he responded when Europe was falling to the Nazis and stood against overwhelming odds determined to win. It's not like he hadn't failed before, and failed big time each time.
farmerwithmutt
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There's a few mistakes in it but the message unfortunately is clear
Crazy Horse
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The singer of that ballad is a Scottish-born naturalized Canadian, John McDermott ..... he moved here with his family in 1965 when he was ten years old. I saw him in concert once and saw him sing this same song along with another great one, the link is below for the other one I like so much, The Green Fields of France. Along the same theme as the ANZAC forces one posted by Dean .......
Green Fields of France
Green Fields of France
Steve@Advance
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What a sad song...
Hadn't heard that before.
Hadn't heard that before.
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