Publisher’s Description:’Based on exclusive access to Turkish archives, Defending Gallipoli reveals how the Turks reacted and defended Gallipoli. Author and Turkish-language expert Harvey Broadbent spent five years translating everything, from official records to soldiers’ personal diaries and letters, to unearth the Turkish story.’
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Indian representatives take part in commemorations in France on March 13th 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle.
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India’s Ambassador to France, Arun K.Singh, took part in commemorations on March 13th 2015 marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Neuve Chapelle.
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Continue readingFranco-German exhibition explores First World War in the Upper Rhine
A travelling exhibition looks at life in the border region of Baden, Germany and Alsace, France during the First World War. Katherine Quinlan-Flatter reports from Baden-Baden.
Continue readingFranco-German exhibition explores First World War in the Upper Rhine
A travelling exhibition looks at life in the border region of Baden, Germany and Alsace, France during the First World War. Katherine Quinlan-Flatter reports from Baden-Baden.
Continue readingFranco-German exhibition explores First World War in the Upper Rhine
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Continue reading100 Years Ago Today: Allied naval assault on the Dardanelles
An armada of British and French warships attempted to force the Turkish Dardanelles Strait on March 18th 1915.
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