Intelligence provided was inadequate and led to underprepared troops with a lack of knowledge for the peninsula’s terrain and an underestimation of the force that awaited them. Though only a small bit opposition awaited them in terms of the number of troops, they were faced with a powerful country longing to secure and protect their own land. This sense of duty was indeed a powerful force. Nine months of fighting gave no foothold in Turkey yet resulted in a quarter of a million casualties from French, Australian and New Zealand
Intelligence provided was inadequate and led to underprepared troops with a lack of knowledge for the peninsula’s terrain and an underestimation of the force that awaited them. Though only a small bit opposition awaited them in terms of the number of troops, they were faced with a powerful country longing to secure and protect their own land. This sense of duty was indeed a powerful force. Nine months of fighting gave no foothold in Turkey yet resulted in a quarter of a million casualties from French, Australian and New Zealand