Dominic Sandbrook

So these are the distractions.

And then there'll be two landings.

Landing number one is the two ANZAC divisions led by the 3rd Australian Infantry Brigade.

They will land on the western side of the Gallipoli Peninsula at this sort of crescent bay, sandy bay, which ends up being called ANZAC Cove.

And meanwhile, the British, the 29th Division, will land at the very southern tip of the peninsula, which is called Cape Helles.

And there are five beaches, S, V, W, X, and Y, around this tip, and they will land at these five beaches.

Yeah.

They're drinking tea and swimming, the British on the beach, while Australian, plucky Australian boys who've come with cork hats from the outback are being mown down by cruel Turkish gunners.

Loads of British are being mown down as well.

Well, we will see.

Yeah, loads of British are being mowed down.

So the plan is you will land, you'll establish your beachhead, and then you will push inland.

The terrain is not ideal.

It's these kind of scrublands, these hills, these deep ravines.

But the planners say, don't worry, the Turks will crumble as soon as our lads get ashore.

Will they?

We'll find out.

We'll start with the ANZAC, 16,000 of them.

Remember, these are untrained soldiers, untested, and they're attempting something very difficult, a landing at sea at night against machine guns and barbed wire.

Has this ever happened before?