6-21 August 1915: The August Offensive—The British & A.N.Z.A.C. incompetence & lethargy would rise to the level of farce had not such a dear price been paid in blood; the Battle of Sari Bair (6-21 August), the landing at Suvla Bay (6-15 August), the Battle of Krithia Vineyard (6-13 August), the Battle of Lone Pine (6-10 August), & the Battle of the Nek (7 August), et al.
Lest we forget.
Bonus! Song of the Day
Eric Bogle, "And the Band Played 'Waltzing Matilda'" courtesy The Watergirl (Mike Papa Whiskey)
Commentary:
"So they gathered the crippled, the wounded, the maimed,
And they shipped us back home to Australia,
The legless, the armless, the blind, the insane,
Those proud wounded heroes of Suvla.
"And as our ship pulled into Circular Key,
And looked at the planks where me legs used to be,
And thanked Christ there was nobody waitin' for me,
To grieve, to mourn, and to pity.
"But the band played 'Waltzing Matilda'
As they carried us down the gangway,
But nobody cheered, they just stood and stared,
And they turned all their faces away…"
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