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What about those men in the trenches? What about those suffering soldiers where their only purpose on the battlefield was to be played mindlessly as pawns in this murderous, never-ending game of war? Who ever thought about them? Well, the movie,”Gallipoli” certainly did. This Australian classic has achieved international acclaim and has compelled viewers for over two decades. It is renowned for its ability to not only teach the public about the horrible tendencies of war, but to teach the public about the old diggers that sacrificed their lives to make this country what it is today, Australia. To teach them the ever-lasting relationships between two mates, in the worst of circumstances. The decision to commit allied forces to the desolate Gallipoli Peninsula of southern turkey in April of 1915, was a result of a plan by Winston Churchill to attack Germany through its Turkish ally. The proposal was supposed to threaten the Turkish capital, Constantinople, and thus forcing the surrender of the Turks. The amount of men sent out to achieve to