Achi Baba News Today

THE sorry state of the building of Greenock Prison has been highlighted once again in an inspection report.

People gathered at the Gourock War Memorial to remember hundreds of local men who died during the WW1 battle.

Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours has launched a new 4-day small-group Gallipoli Explorer tour for 2024, with fortnightly departures from May to September.

Gallipoli—a hill too far

VETERANS were joined by civic leaders and members of the public to pay tribute to the brave local soldiers who fell at the battle of Achi Baba with…

World War I Disaster: Gallipoli Was the Epitome of Strategic Disaster It would be difficult to find another location where so many men from so many nations fought and died in such a small place. Key Point: Allied troops who went ashore at Gallipoli believed they were fighting for democracy. In the English-speaking world, most students of military history would be hard-pressed to identify the time, place, or antagonists of the Canakkale Campaign. However, they would readily recognize it by its...

Gallipoli: 200,000 Allied Casualties (A Winston Churchill Failure) Churchill had high hopes to knock the Ottoman Empire out of World War I, but his plans were dashed. Key Point: For eight long, terrible months the Entente powers tried to keep and expand their beachhead. In the end, the invasion was given up and Turkey emerged triumphant. In the English-speaking world, most students of military history would be hard-pressed to identify the time, place, or antagonists of the Canakkale Campaign. ...

Gallipoli: A Bloody Allied Defeat in World War I (200,000 Allied Casualties) As Allied forces hunkered down on the shell-wracked beaches of the Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkish forces rallied to defend their homeland. Heres What You Need to Know: In the English-speaking world, most students of military history would be hard-pressed to identify the time, place, or antagonists of the Canakkale Campaign. However, they would readily recognize it by its English name—Gallipoli. The Allied troops who w...