THE BATTLE OF GALLIPOLIBy: Kaitlyn Kenna

WHERE? AND WHEN?

Gallipoli Peninsula of Turkey April 1915 to December 1915

THE DETAILS

The allies struggled to take the peninsula Included ground and navel attacks

THE COUNTRIES INVOLVED…

Allies… Central Powers…

HOW IT FINALLY ENDED

Ottoman Turkish Empire victory Allies = 44,000 dead and 97,000 wounded Central Powers = 87,000 dead and 165,000

wounded

ASHBAH The ghosts of American soldiers

wander the streets of Balad by night,

unsure of their way home, exhausted,

the desert wind blowing trash

down the narrow alleys as a voice

sounds from the minaret, a soulfull call

reminding them how alone they are,

how lost. And the Iraqi dead,

they watch in silence from rooftops

as date palms line the shore in silhouette,

leaning toward Mecca when the dawn wind blows.

WORKS CITED

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1914, Late. "Battle of Gallipoli." Ww1 and History of Ww1. Web. 29 Apr. 2010.

"Battle of Gallipoli Facts - Freebase." Freebase - A Wealth of Free Data. Web. 29 Apr. 2010.