And thanks, Brian, for prompting me to look for more information on
what sounds like a very daft bit of military tactics, a diversion for
a diversion on poor ground (for the attacker) against a heavily dug-in
defender.
What heroic people.
Chris
On 3 May 2008, at 11:07, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> At this time of year in NZ, there is a special commemoration of some
> WW1
> bravery in response to military command stupidity, at a place called
> Gallipoli;
> in what is now Turkey.
>
> 25th April is ANZAC Day, held to honour this memory.
>
> This year a special side-event was held by the New Zealand Institute
> of
> Forestry (NZIF) of which I am a member.
>
> One memento of this can be seen at:
>
> http://homepages.caverock.net.nz/~bj/forestry/Lone-pine.htm
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