Originally Posted by
SimonD
The diggers never seem to lose their 'humaness' (if that's a word). They never really saw the Turks as the enemy, just another bunch of poor buggers who were forced into the same terrible conditions as they were.
I think that is an extremely good point. And one of the reasons I think ANZAC day has resonated through the Australian physic for so many generations.
It is not jingoistic chest thumping, but a very somber and sad reflection of war and the sacrifices that come from it. The Turks got sucked into the war. And although we were there by choice, many had no real idea why except to shoot Turks.
One group who do often get over looked in this campaign are the Indian troops. Although they were not put on the line very much, they suffered horendous losses in their logistics rolls