Dominic Sandbrook

The Royal Naval Division will pretend to land at a place called Bollea, which is in the north of the peninsula.

And actually, they get New Zealand's greatest war hero, Bernard Freyberg.

He swims ashore.

And lights flares on the beach to distract the defenders.

And then he swims back again.

And this is an incredible feat of New Zealand plot.

There's not as much New Zealand action in this story as there should be.

They're putting all their energy into rugby and not enough into boasting about their martial feats.

Is that true?

Yeah, all swimming ashore and lighting flares.

Exactly, which I think is very impressive.

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.