Gallipoli Diary by John Graham Gillam
24 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingWorld War I was one of the most savage and brutal wars in human history. There were millions of deaths and the tragedy was compounded by the fact that these were all young men in the flower of youth. Both sides suffered heavy losses and this war is also notable for being one in which many new and terrible weapons were introduced by both to slaughter each other.
Gallipoli Diary by John Graham Gillam is one of the many personal narratives written by survivors of this bloody conflict. Published in 1918, when memories of the war were still fresh in the minds of those who had experienced it, it is indeed a slice of history for modern-day readers who encounter it nearly a hundred years later.
Between April 1915 and January 1916, the Gallipoli Campaign, the Dardanelles Campaign, The Gallipoli War or The Battle of Gallipoli as it is variously known, took place on a narrow peninsula in modern-day Turkey. The Allies sought to gain control of this important sea route which was under the possession of the Ottoman Empire. As it turned out, it was also one of the most disastrous failures for the Allied troops and an important victory for the Ottomans. The repercussions of this conflict were long-reaching and the future of many nations hinged on it. The Turkish War of Independence and the establishment of the modern Turkish state had its roots in this battle. For New Zealand and Australia who joined the war in 1914, the humiliating defeat and death of almost their entire force is today remembered as “Anzac Day” in memory of the young soldiers who had lost their lives fighting in a distant land. It also marked the birth of national consciousness in these two countries.
John Graham Gillam was a young supply officer of the British Army. Though he was not part of the actual fighting, his regiment was in charge of ensuring that the troops received food and ammunitions in their trenches. His reports are characterized by his need to “bear witness” to the events and record them as they happened. His despair as he watches life after young life snuffed out is echoed in some of the most poignant lines in the book, “All that is left to us is to hang on day by day.. Death in various forms walks with us always...”
The sheer waste and futility of war are what remain in the reader's mind at the end of Gallipoli Diary and till future generations learn from the lessons of history, they are doomed to repeat it.
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Episodes
00 - Preface and Introduction
January 02, 2024 00:00 - 13 minutes - 5.72 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
01 - Climate of the Dardanelles
January 01, 2024 00:00 - 11 minutes - 4.77 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
02 - Prologue (March 1915) and April 1-24, 1915
December 31, 2023 00:00 - 16 minutes - 7.63 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
03 - April 25, 1915
December 30, 2023 00:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
04 - April 26-28, 1915
December 29, 2023 00:00 - 40 minutes - 18.1 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
05 - April 29-May 3, 1915
December 28, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes - 14.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
06 - May 4-13,1915
December 27, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
07 - May 14-23, 1915
December 26, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 15.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
08 - May 24-June 1, 1915
December 25, 2023 00:00 - 35 minutes - 15.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
09 - June 2-14, 1915
December 24, 2023 00:00 - 35 minutes - 15.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
10 - June 15-26,1915
December 23, 2023 00:00 - 36 minutes - 16.2 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
11 - June 27-July 3, 1915
December 22, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 14.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
12 - July 4-27, 1915
December 21, 2023 00:00 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
13 - July 28-August 7, 1915
December 20, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes - 14.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
14 - August 8-20, 1915
December 19, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 14.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
15 - August 21-29, 1915
December 18, 2023 00:00 - 36 minutes - 16.2 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
16 - August 30-September 17, 1915
December 17, 2023 00:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
17 - September 18-October 10, 1915
December 16, 2023 00:00 - 31 minutes - 14.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
18 - October 11-31.1915
December 15, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 12.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
19 - November 1-25, 1915
December 14, 2023 00:00 - 35 minutes - 15.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
20 - November 26-30, 1915
December 13, 2023 00:00 - 28 minutes - 12.4 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
21 - December 1-16, 1915
December 12, 2023 00:00 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
22 - December 17-31, 1915
December 11, 2023 00:00 - 35 minutes - 16.2 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com
23 - January 1-15,1916 and Epilogue
December 10, 2023 00:00 - 36 minutes - 16.2 MBMore great books at LoyalBooks.com