16 Gallipoli Part 1
WW1 Memoirs of Sgt Fred Reynard |
Great, unpublished history! |
A brutal, firsthand account of the savage WW1 battle of Gallipoli, written by Sergeant Fred Reynard of the Isle of Wight Rifles. |
He landed at Suvla Bay in August 1915. |
The allied troops fought for the strategic waters of the Dardanelles, and the Turkish capital city of Constantinople, in the Ottoman empire. |
Would the brave but over-confident allies find they’d bitten off more than they could chew in the face of opposition from the equally brave, confident and well-prepared Turks? |
"Then the firing stopped and with a yell of 'Allah, Allah' the Turks charged. They bore down on us like fiends, and soon I was fighting for my very life." |
Full show notes including transcript, maps and photos at
No comments:
Post a Comment