Awesome documentary. As a Kiwi I feel so many different emotions watching this . Despite its graphic nature, i think this documentary should be part of the Secondary School syllabus, for all NZ/Australians & maybe others . My best mate and I were lucky enough to have meet some of the 'old diggers' at Gallipoli (Çanakkale) on Anzac Day , back in the early 90's. Things were less regimented back then, so we arrived the day before the ceremony , wandered around the hills on our own all day, then someone lite a fire on the beach that night, (which a group of us gathered around) . We made a toast to the fallen (both sides) and listened to a young Australian Historian tell us stories about the campaign. We then slept the night under the stars, just as these guys would have many decades before. Even in summer & in a modern sleeping bag, it was a cold night.
A documentary that doesn't shy away from telling of the brutality and horrors of war... the kind of film that politicians should be forced to view before sending lives to the slaughter and depredations of war. Powerful film
@helloicanseeu2 it sure was. Churchill is grossly overly glorified and revered, in my (unpopular) opinion; I don't believe he's worthy of the fanfare he receives in modern times.
@@VSdrummer010 Churchill in WW1, yes. Not the best leader. Churchill in WW2, no. He was exactly what Britain needed. He unified the country and brought Europe back from the brink.
The narration for this truthful description of an horrendous event carries us back over 100 years. Thanks to the two talented actors Jeremy Irons and Sam Neill.
It would actually be "a historic" not "an historic"... if the H were silent, then yes it would be "an"...but alas, this is a mistake a lot of people make. 😋
@rowds However, some people choose to say an historic as in This is an historic event. Why? The simplest explanation is they may just have a personal preference and think that an historic sounds better than a historic. There may be other reasons, though. Historically, both forms were commonly used until the 1940s, when a historic began to overtake an historic. By the 1990s, a historic was much more common than an historic. It’s possible that the preference for an historic may be generational or a person may have “inherited” it from a parent or teacher of an older generation. Alternatively, the preference could be due to regional accents or dialects. English speakers didn’t actually pronounce the H in historic until relatively modern times. This is most likely because the English word historic was influenced by the French historique, which has an unpronounced H. Regional English dialects that practice “h-dropping” may still not pronounce the H in historic, and these speakers are more likely to use an historic (an ’istoric) than a historic. All of this tells us that both sides of the an historic and a historic debate have support for their argument. In informal writing, either form would be considered acceptable (and likely to face criticism from the other side.) . So there you go.......Hence not a mistake....
The English pronounce been there as bean there . The English sprinkle there prose with the word BLOODY . Bloody this Bloody that …. “We had a bloody good time “ They tend to be an arrogant and vain lot. Superior to all other people from different geographical areas of the planet earth. “The sun never sets on the English empire “ was at one time true.
An amazing documentary about a war I’ve always wondered about. I was in Istanbul on the 100 th anniversary of Gallipoli and there were many visitors from Australia and New Zealand , all children or descendants of the fallen. My heart went out to them as well as to descendants of Turkish soldiers.
My wife s Grandfather was in the Naval Brigade he survived Gallipoli and went on through the Somme and most of the major Battles and was captured in December 1917 we have a letter from the King sent to him on his return.
R I P, For those who fight in ANY war ! You honestly think you are more aware than those who went before. Many of those poor fellows knew what was ahead of them. They still did it !
"War is a terrible game" such a waste of life on both sides whilst incapable politicians dithered around a desk.A wonderful documentary showing all sides .One wonders what the photographers thought as they recorded the horrors of war.Praying for peace as we continue to see war constantly raising its ugly head.
This the best ww1 documentary I've ever seen. I was legit a bit shaken after watching this. I felt for men and their stories even though they have been dead 100+ years.
Really outstanding. There was well deserved heroism, but it was tempered with the insanity of this whole event. And this was a wonderfully even handed documentary, showing the heroism and the tragedy equally for both sides.
My grandfather's father was a veteran who was wounded in this war and caught in typhus. It is said that he is a silent man who has passed through the circle of fate. I offer my respects to all the men who have fought, died here without discrimination. The fact that the wars are still going on shows that we have failed as a species and I am hopeless..
Please don’t feel hopeless. Your words recited hold the key. It is the circle of fate. We have no choice regarding the times we live in. It’s what we do with the time we are given regardless of the circumstances. My grandfather on mums side also served as a newly commissioned lieutenant at Gallipoli. He lost a foot to shrapnel and is incredibly fortunate to have survived. Not because of the wound itself, but the outrageous conditions in which the wound happened. My cousin has his commission certificate hand signed by Edward VII. The last commission to be hand signed by the reigning monarch of the time. His younger brother has his sword. I’m proud of my family’s response to the times they were caught in, during both Great Wars, and after.
I learned only recently that my dad's dad was at Gallipoli, a Yank born and bred in Brooklyn, NY who crossed the Atlantic and enlisted in the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1915 a few weeks after a German Uboat sunk the Lusitania. I only met my grandad once that I remember when I was a boy. He died in 1968 when I was 11. I knew he had served in WWI and had married an English girl while stationed in Manchester. But I had assumed he served in the U.S. Army. I didn't know he had served in the British army until I was in my 30s in the '90s. It's funny that his war service was never talked about. My dad, born in Manchester during WWI, grew up mostly in the U.S., but enlisted in the Canadian army early in WWII because he wanted to get into the fight while the USA was still neutral. He was captured at Dieppe in 1942 and was a POW for nearly 3 years. His war experience kind of overshadowed his father's.
Heroism applies to those who protect their own country. Fighting for no reason in a geography you don't know is not heroic. If those people do not harm you, where do you get this right from?@@maryjocully8806
Sounds like you come from a distinguished lineage. With all the generations from this time there remains a level of respect, this stoicism is truly missed today!
This is devastating. Politicians are evil with their greed and opulence of ignorance. May ALL who suffered in this great war find peace and happiness. Also thank you to the ones who made this presentation. I found in educational and very moving.
Showing both sides is admirable. Both sides were human beings doing what they thought of as their duty. They contested honorably. A sad and tragic piece of history.
I have watched this 'film' in the cinemas with my ma whole family in Istanbul. We were bit disappointed at the beginning that it was actually documentary. But at the end we all liked it. I was around 14 yold. At the age of 18 I came to Melbourne, Australia for bachelor degree. Still here. You never now what your life will bring to ya. I think (we)Turks-Abdhuls hospitalise Johnies so well. I have always receive warm gestures from people around me here DownUnder. I guess it wasnt war between those 2 but It was a start of a friendship.
Soldiers were so weak they fell and drowned in the latrine. That’s probably one of the most horrific things I have ever heard. This definitely needs to be shown in all schools.
@@philiprufus4427 I had a great uncle whom I never met that fought in World War 2. He was in North Africa and Italy. He fought at Anzio. Ever since my dad told me stories about him, I’ve always had a passion for history.
In 1934 Atatürk wrote a tribute to the ANZACs killed at Gallipoli Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side now here in this country of ours... you, the mothers, who sent their sons from faraway countries wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land. They have become our sons as well.
Their graves stood as a witness of the absolute end at Gallipoli just to show what will happen to anyone that would dare to attack the great Turkish nation.
William Eaton, the man that caused those death was Churchill and incompetent officers. Your comment shows a lack of understanding of the facts surrounding Gallipoli from day one.
@@wor53lg5015% of the people living in Turkey have Central Asian genes, the remaining 85% have merged with the natives of these lands. If history were like your ridiculous problem, what are the Russians doing in Central Asia? You have crazy ideas. 😅👌
My Grandfather, #698,NFLD. Regiment,was at Gallipoli.The Regiment helped hold the line while the evacuation was going on.After that he went to France and got buried in a trench by a shell explosion,poor Dada.They dug him out and after that he had Neurostemia, or Shellshock.He left a good job as a linesman in ST. JOHN'S,$8O a month or so and volunteered.He was 28 years old at the time.#698P.J. ENGLISH GOD LOVE HIM.❤❤❤
I have viewed many of these types of docs, but this one with the narration and LETTERS HOME brings us into the minds and feelings of the soldiers on both sides and the futile slaughter of war directed by old men without a plan.
survivors of this war founded the new republic. my great grandfather fought in gallipoli as a lieutenant at the age of 16 because of officer shortage. he survived and went to palestine to fight the british again, captured and when released, he joined the turkish revolutionary army. he retired as major general. according to my father, he didnt regret his decisions he made, and if ever needed, he would fight for his country again. this is what british high command forgot. i'm sure they were able man, but they never got in a position to defend their homeland in ww1 and they should've observed their allies french more closely. what a sad war and tale.
Palestine? Or the Sanjat of Jerusalem? Maybe I misunderstood. EDit: Cannot erase facts that are the truth. :) Was it Mandated to Britain and France? Or was it still Ottoman?
Yavuz Selim Yağsan the comments on these documentaries are so funny. A person just watches a moving and potentially perspective altering documentary ant the first thing they want to say is something about themselves or their life. So sorry the focus was of your life for a bit there. Don't worry, focus is back on you now.
@@wickedlee664well, I for one am interested in hearing what the Turkish man has to say, his grandfather fought there, 3 of my uncle's also. It's interesting to hear from the other side of it
I as an ex infantry man think the Turks fought well and hard and the allies did the same but also fought the geography of the country and were commanded by on the whole bafoons Water was priority but no one took command lots of officers stayed on the ship and were not interested Churchill was the scapegoat. Calamity at its best 👍🇬🇧😎
Tüm nazik ve insan seven yüreklerin ruhları huzur bulsun. Barış tüm yobazlara rağmen daim olsun. / May the souls of all kind and human loving hearts find peace. May peace endure despite all bigots. 🌹
The doco was great and appeared to remain unbiased as it explored both sides of the 8 month campaign. It would be nice to say that we all learnt a lesson from this and other battles, but unfortunately we haven't. There is alway an idiot amongst us who can't help themselves instigating disrespectful and negative diatribe. THE LAST TO LEAVE The guns were silent, and the silent hills Had bowed their grasses to a gentle breeze. I gazed upon the vales and on the rills, And whispered, ‘What of these?’ and, ‘What of these? These long-forgotten dead with sunken graves, Some crossless, with unwritten memories; Their only mourners are the moaning waves; Their only minstrels are the singing trees.’ And thus I mused and sorrowed wistfully.
Brilliant documentary may all those that perished on both sides rest in peace 🙏 bloody governments and incompetent generals who sent these poor soldiers to their deaths are pure evil
Young men enduring fighting and dying for the games of men with money. Thank you for humanizing what war was is like for the people who had to live it.
What a wonderfully made documentary, respectful to all concerned. I have a great uncle who was killed at Suvla Bay and whose name is on the memorial there. Thank you.
as i'm using this video as a source for my history internal assessment i have begun to see the impact and i am shocked of the decisions made by those of whom we trusted
This is one of the realistic, truthful world war 1 documentary, I have ever witnessed. A excellent production, kudos to all that helped in this piece of work.
Can something be excellent and awful? Because that is what this documentary is. ''What can I say to those who made us come here and kill each other?'' A young Turkish officer said. What should we say to those who still perpetuate war? Thankyou for this excellent documentary.
My darling dad went from Canterbury nz with his horse as a Medic. He was on Gallipoli. He stayed a 5th year as a peace keeper. He was 52 when I was born. How I loved him. He had so many friends. He died at 77.he was a Methodist and didn’t d.rink but they were given cigarettes and I think that killed him. Where are all those lovely young men today. Why do the young drink, smoke and kill? Dreadfully sad.
Two songs to listen to (on RU-vid) relating to this tragedy are: "And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda," and "As If He Knows," both written and sung by Eric Bogle.
I think I've watched every WW1 documentary there is. But this new to me. Excellent production and content. And respectful to those who fought and died from both sides. Such a tragedy. One comment by a Turkish soldier to an Anzac soldier stands out on seeing two bodies on the battlefield. There is politics and there is diplomacy. My sons are all in their 20's. It makes you think.☹
“Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives … you are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side in this country of ours. You, the mothers, who sent their sons from far away countries, wipe away your tears. Your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well.” Mustafa Kemal Ataturk A response by an Anzac’s mother to Atatürk’s words: “The warmth of your words eased our sorrow for our sons who vanished in Gallipoli, and our tears ended. Your words are a consolation to me as a mother. Now we are sure that our sons rest in peace in their eternal rest. If your Excellency accepts, we would like to call you ‘Ata’, too. Because what you have said at the graves of our sons could only be said by their own fathers. In the name of all mothers, our respects to the Great Ata who embraced our children with the love of a father.”
I remember my late Grandfathers memories of serving with the East Lancashire Regt, at Gallipoli, a horrendous experience which I’m sure he sanitized a little for my young ears, he was extremely lucky to get through that, and then was sent over to France/Belgium to go through all the horrors of the Western front, which included a German poison gas attack, which temporarily blinded him, and left him with damaged lungs for the rest of his life. He miraculously survived well into his 80s otherwise I wouldn’t be writing this. He even went on to serve in WW2 with an Anti Aircraft battery. Throughout his life he remained cheerful and loved to entertain others with his uke and accordion. R.I.P. Grandad ‘Sandy’ our family hero.
What a waste of life..... I do like the fact that they bring out more about "Johnny Turk", it makes for a much better understanding of the insane campaign. "Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives ... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours ... You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well." Attrbuted to Kemal Ataturk.
My dad was in WW2 & insisted some people were just never going to get shot. *Guy Nightingale* in this seems to be one such person - being in many truly perilous situations & the area generally & not even getting a scratch!
What a great documentary having been to see the landing beaches and surrounding areas this brought home those memories even more To all that died and fought there may they never be forgotten
Absolutely an amazing production! Hearing from both sides was fascinating and the merging between old film and new video was brilliant. I just wonder - what was the thinking of such a bad planned campaign? My curiosity about the "other front" of WWI has been piqued.
I have a piece of history I would like for people in Turkey to know, in time for ANZAC Day in Turkey next year. So, please forgive if this is a bit of a long story. Month of March, 1980, I am at a convention with my parents, away from my home city. At that convention I had the Honour to meet a Gallipoli Veteran. He told me the following story: It is well-known that there was an Official Truce, to allow the dead to be buried decently. And during that truce, ANZACs and Turks worked with each other in the burials. If a NZ soldier found a dead Turkish soldier, he and a friend or he and a Turk would carry that dead man to the Turkish gravesite and bury him. Likewise, if a Turkish soldier found a dead ANZAC he and a friend, or he and an ANZAC would carry that dead ANZAC to the ANZAC grave site and bury him. In the midst of this, water and cigarette would be shared, no animosity was shown by either side. What is not known is that there were unofficial truces for burials after the Official Day of Truce. And this is the origin of what the Veteran told me. Late one afternoon, about 4.30pm, when the "end of truce-time whistle" was about to be sounded, my friend saw a friend of his kneeling behind a small scrub-tree, seemingly in prayer. My friend had not seen this man the night before, and so, walked over to him, saying "Fred get up, the whistle is going to blow", ..... Fred did not move. My friend shook Fred's shoulder; "Come-ON, Man! we have to move!" ...No answer. Finally, my friend walks around the scrub-tree, again placing his hand on Fred's shoulder. Only to look down at Fred's head, to see that Fred's head is empty from the eye-brows upward. My friend pauses, scratches his head. At that moment, my friend hears a Turkish soldier call out to the other Turkish soldiers in the Turk trench nearby. It must have been the equivalent of: "Wait a couple minutes, fellows!" Because then, with mere seconds to go before the whistle went off, a Turkish soldier leaves his trench, walks over to my friend, and makes signs that he will help my friend carry Fred to the NZ lines. Which is exactly what happens. Fred, kneeling by the bush, was also kneeling next to a forearm's bones sticking out of the ground, a bayonet fallen from the hand of the forearm, the two items being just in front of where Fred's knees had been on the ground. The Turkish soldier helping my friend, looked at the bones and bayonet, shook his head, then smiled to my friend, and touched his chest over his heart, as Turks do. Fred was buried decently, the Turk returned to his trench. And a person might-well think that this is where it ended. Not quite so. Move forward in time, to May of 1942. A man who was later a college teacher of mine was First Lieutenant on a Royal Navy Destroyer which had just completed a refit, and had to go to sea for trials. They chose to visit Gallipoli. Arriving there, a few crew including the man went ashore, climbing the ridge to just below Chunuk Bair, where the New Zealanders had been in 1915. And there was that same bush, that same fore-arm out of the ground, and that same bayonet. The man who had been at Chunuk Bair in 1942, told me of that event in September of 1980. ____________________________________ Kind and Respectful Regards, Uyraell, New Zealand. ____________________________________ Önümüzdeki yıl Türkiye'nin ANZAC Günü vesilesiyle Türkiye'de insanların bilmesi gereken bir tarih var. Bu biraz uzun bir öykü ise lütfen affedin. Mart, 1980, ailemle ev şehirden uzakta bir toplantı yapıyorum. Bu kongrede bir Çanakkale tecrübeli tecrübeyle tanışmak için onur duydum. Bana şu hikayeyi anlattı: Ölülerin terbiyeli olarak gömülmesine izin vermek için resmi bir Mütarekenin olduğu iyi bilinmektedir. Ve bu ateşkes sırasında ANZAC'lar ve Türkler mezarlarda birbirleriyle çalıştı. Bir NZ askeri ölü bir Türk asker bulursa, o ve bir arkadaşı veya o ve bir Türk o ölüleri Türk mezarlığına götürecek ve gömmeyecektir. Aynı şekilde, eğer bir Türk askeri ölü bir ANZAC ve arkadaşı bulursa, o da ANZAC'ı ölen ANZAC'ı ANZAC mezarına götürecek ve gömmeyecektir. Bunun ortasında su ve sigara paylaşılacak, her iki taraftan da bir düşmanlık gösterilmeyecektir. Bilinmeyen şey, Mütareke Resmi Günü bittikten sonra definlerde gayri resmi ateşkes oldu. Ve usta bana söylediklerinden kaynaklanıyor. Bir öğleden sonra, öğleden sonra saat 4.30 civarında, "ateşkes zamanı ıslık çalınması" yaklaşmaya yaklaştığında arkadaşım, görünüşte namaz kük bir yıkama ağacının arkasında diz çökmüş bir arkadaşını gördü. Arkadaşım bu adamı bir gece önce görmemişti ve böylece "Fred kalk, düdük patlayacak" diyerek ona doğru yürüdü, Fred hareket etmedi. Arkadaşım Fred'in omuzunu salladı; "Hadi, dostum, taşınmalıyız!" ...Cevap yok. Sonunda, arkadaşım, elini Fred'in omzuna koyarak, ovalama ağacını dolaştı. Sadece Fred'in kafasına bakıp, Fred'in kafasının göz kaşlarından yukarıya doğru boş olduğunu görmek için. Arkadaşım duruyor, kafasını çiziyor. O sırada arkadaşım, yakınlardaki Türk siperinde bulunan Türk askerlerine seslenen bir Türk askerini duyuyor. Eşdeğer olmalı: "Birkaç dakika bekleyin, dostlar!" Zira düdük çalmadan önce birkaç saniye içinde bir Türk askeri açmasını izliyor, arkadaşıma doğru yürüyor ve arkadaşımın Fred'i NZ hatlarına taşımasına yardımcı olacağına dair işaretler yapıyor. Tam olarak olan şey de budur. Çalılar tarafından diz çökmüş olan Fred, aynı zamanda ön kolun kemiklerini yerden çıkarmaya dizerek, ön kolun elinden düşen bir süngü dizinin yanında diz çökmüştü ve iki parça hemen Fred'in dizlerinin yere geldiğini ön plana çıkarıyordu. Arkadaşıma yardım eden Türk askeri, kemiklerine ve bayonetine baktı, başını salladı, arkadaşıma gülümsedi ve gönülüne Türklerin yaptığı gibi kalbinin üzerine dokundu. Fred terbiyesizce gömüldü, Türk açması üzerine döndü. Ve bir kişi bunun bittiği yer olduğunu düşünebilir. Oldukça değil. 1942 Mayıs'ına kadar zamanla ilerleyin. Daha sonra bir üniversite öğretmeni olan bir adam, Donanma Müfettişinin bir teçhizatını tamamlamış ve denemeler için denize girmek zorunda kaldı. Çanakkale'yi ziyaret etmeyi seçtiler. Oraya varan adamı da içeren birkaç ekip kıyıya çıktı ve Sırt Chunuk Bair'in hemen aşağısında, Yeni Zelandalıların 1915'te tırmanıyordu. Ve aynı çalı, aynı ön kolu yere indirdi, ve aynı süngü vardı. 1942'de Chunuk Bair'de bulunan adam bana o olayı 1980 yılının Eylül ayında anlattı. ____________________________________ Saygılarımızla, Saygılarımla, Uyraell, Yeni Zelanda. Google Translate for Business:Translator ToolkitWebsite Translator
You are welcome, good sir. - History should be preserved, not forgotten. - Nor should Those Men who there-formed History be forgotten. ... Ever. - Kind and Respectful Regards, Marco van Bergen, Uyraell, New Zealand.
What an amazing tale, thanks for sharing. I was always a big fan of Henry Harbord Morant (The Breaker) and always wanted to visit his and Taylors' grave. It's literally the only reason I want to go to Africa. Most folks here in America have no idea who the hell these guys were.
@@FourthFielder 'Breaker Morant' in my Top 5 or at very least Top 10 Best Ever Movies! P.S. The 1981 film 'Gallipoli', with a young mel gibson cast, is worth a view also. The films climax comes at The Battle of the Nek.
The production team on this documentary deserve special mention. Equally the narrator's deserve special mention. All most people were told of this campaign was the failure of Churchill's leadership in it. This documentary has put light on what was a dreadful chapter in the story of the great war.
Today is march 18, the victory day of the Gallipoli War, but we are not celebrating this day, on the contrary today we mourn for the anzacs and the Turkish martyrs R.I.P. all martyrs
On my travels in 1992 tacking me around Australia and New Zealand it was in Auckland that one of the most prominent buildings drawing my attention that would thought me about Gallipoli, the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Always had and interest for history. Still there has been nothing that touched me so much than reading a ‘substantial’ section of the original diary of one the man who fought on the peninsula of Gallipoli being displayed in a special section of the museum. Since I have seen ‘the movie’ and several documentaries, articles, Leon Uris follow up of the brilliant book Trinity, Redemption which takes you to Gallipoli as well. Beside the diary none ever told the story, the history, better then all being part in this documentary. It is sounds two way, and without simply trying to blame one or the other in any way even though especially some British commanders should had been put in front of a firing squad starting with one of the by far most incompetent commanders Haig although he had nothing directly to do with this but rather so much indirectly. It demonstrates that only ego can fail men and men kind can fail one another. Seeing this documentary it makes all understand so much better the declaration made at later date by the Turkish commander who had become AtaTurk. Best documentary on this event. Well done!
Demir Demirkan is a genius composer and musician. I cannot imagine a better music choices for the whole project! Especially that ending song right after the farewell letter...
A stunningly beautiful production from start to finish, heartbreakingly honest and very moving, should be compulsive viewing for those willing to send other parents children to war.
