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Tuesday 8 April 2014 - Ashley Ekins

As another ANZAC Day approaches, the story of the Gallipoli\\xa0landing and the eight month long campaign that followed will\\xa0be retold. Most accounts will dwell on stories of the Anzac spirit:\\xa0reckless courage, endurance, humour in adversity and above\\xa0all, mateship. Yet how well do we Australians actually know the\\xa0history of Gallipoli that has become a central part of our national\\xa0foundation story? The Gallipoli story, especially as it is widely\\xa0understood, is riddled with paradoxes and misconceptions. I\\xa0this talk, Ashley Ekins will bring fresh findings and some revealing\\xa0observations to these important issues.