International conference
Gallipoli: a ridge too far
- Introduction
- Program
- Abstracts and Speakers
Day 1 |
Thursday 5 August |
| 8.30 am | Registration |
| 9.15 am | Opening by The Hon. Alan Griffin MP, Minister for Veterans' Affairs |
| 9.30 am |
Keynote address: “The terrible ifs”: the Gallipoli August offensive in context |
| 10.30 am | Morning tea |
| Session 1 | The best laid plans: High command and strategy |
| 11.00 am |
Hindsight as Foresight?: the August offensive and British Imperial grand strategy |
| 11.45 am |
A ridge too far: the obstacles to Allied victory |
| 12.30 pm | Lunch |
| Session 2 | The main thrust: the ANZAC assaults |
| 1.30 pm |
By bomb and bayonet: the attacks from Lone Pine to the Nek |
| 2.15 pm | “I thought I could command men”: Monash and the assault on Hill 971 Dr Peter Pedersen (Australian War Memorial) |
| 3.00 pm | Afternoon tea |
| 3.30 pm |
“From the uttermost ends of the earth”: the New Zealand battle for Chunuk Bair |
| 4.15 pm |
“There will be no retreating” (Colonel Mustafa Kemal): Turkish soldiers’ reactions to the August offensive |
| 5.00 pm | Close of day one |
Day 2 |
Friday 6 August |
| Session 3 | The other side of the ridge: Turkish and German reactions |
| 9.00 am |
“Only one per cent of our own strength”? The Turkish alliance and the defence of the Dardanelles from the perspective of the German headquarters |
| 9.45 am |
“No room for any lapses in concentration” (General Esat Pasha, 11 August 1915): Ottoman commanders’ responses to the August offensive in the Anzac sector |
| 10.30 am | Morning tea |
| Session 4 | Allies in arms |
| 11.00 am |
French-British relations during the August offensive: insights from the observations of a French liaison officer |
| 11.45 am | Their mercenary calling: the Indian Army on Gallipoli Squadron Leader Rana Chhina, Retd (Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research, United Service Institution of India) |
| 12.30 pm | Lunch |
| Session 5 | Lessons of history |
| 1.30 pm | Supplying the offensive: the role of Allied logistics Mr Rhys Crawley (University of NSW, Australian Defence Force Academy) |
| 2.15 pm | Walking the ground: Gallipoli Revisited Dr Janda Gooding (Australian War Memorial) |
| 3.00 pm | Afternoon tea |
| Session 6 | Panel discussion: What were the Allied chances for success? |
| 3.30 pm |
International panel: Professor Robin Prior (chair) |
| Closing address | |
| 4.30 pm |
Gallipoli: foreshadowing future conflicts |
| 5.15 pm | Close of day two |
This conference was convened by the Australian War Memorial. The support from the Australian Government through the Department of Veterans’ Affairs is gratefully acknowledged.
