samedi 25 avril 2015

Gallipolli

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Gallipolli campaign in WW 1.

Short piece about the Newfoundland regiment on CBC here:
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Back in 1971, when some WW1 vets were still alive, Eric Bogle wrote this song to commemorate the Australians contribution:
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I think it captures at least some of the horror. Lots of other good versions out there including this one from Liam Clancy:
http://ift.tt/1vweqJH


via ehMac.ca http://ift.tt/1I8XQ7K

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