Quote Originally Posted by KARTLOS
gallipoli was something of a deathtrap, due to the entrenched position of the turks, so with hindsight a assualt by anyone would have resulted in high casualties.

i think australians and new zealanders would take umbrage at the suggestion that it was an "english" loss however, as most of the casualties were from that region.
The generals and politicians ultimately in command where English. It proved to the ANZACs that the English were not as good generals as the press believed, it also showed the disdain that the English had for colonials.

The ANZACs performed far better when given more free reign under better generals and indeed some of their own were outstanding.

I would contend however that Gallipolli was not a muslim vs english/christian battle. It was one secular nation vs another.