Lest we forget
I think we all agree that history, as is read, is the (hopefully) cogent thoughts of the author, rather than an unbiased account of proceedings. The historiography of Gallipoli is necessarily focussed on the Australasian involvement in the campaign; the losses were huge (over 90% of the 8,000-odd NZ troops at Gallipoli were injured to some degree or killed) but compared with the average Allied casualty rate on the Western Front of 4,000 per week, the Dardanelles was a tragic, yet heroic side-show. At least history celebrates the valour of all those involved - including Johnny Turk - and not elevating mawkish 'victimhood' to the same plane, a trend which the media seem to relish.
CF