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“doomed to failure”; “finally decided to withdraw”; and “disaster” (Lawrence et al., 1986, p.
296). Contrasted within the same sections of narrative are the following terms used to
describe the actions of the Australian soldiers “the Anzacs have fought heroically, and proved
themselves”; and an extract from a telegram sent by King George V to the Australian prime
minister “splendid conduct and bravery displayed by the Australian troops” (Lawrence et al.,
1986, p. 295). The actions by Australian troops are included as examples of heroism, whereas
the perspective of Great Britain is one of highlighting the actions taken by the British
commanders and government as being incompetent, with clear discourses of blame attributed
to Britain’s decision making throughout the Gallipoli campaign. Both perspectives are
articulated overtly in the narratives, as seen in Source 7.86.
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Source 7.86. “The landing at Gallipoli” extract from The modern world emerges
(Lawrence et al., 1986, pp. 295, 296).
The extracts in Source 7.86 are largely lacking emotion, and represent a detachment to the
specific nature of trench warfare. This is contrasted with a case study of The battle at the Nek
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