tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post4582202150858276066..comments2024-03-18T17:17:00.423+13:00Comments on Not PC: Countdown to Anzac DayPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-62462757539947869672015-04-22T22:07:59.711+12:002015-04-22T22:07:59.711+12:00Yes, the Russians had always wanted The Straits an...Yes, the Russians had always wanted The Straits and Constantinople, or should that be Tsargrad, and they had somehow conned the Brits into doing their work for them.<br />Historian Sean McMeekin has written an excellent book on this topic; "The Russian Origins of the First World War".johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-44923384590858980372015-04-09T16:36:57.675+12:002015-04-09T16:36:57.675+12:00It really was a "Toffs" war. A relative ...It really was a "Toffs" war. A relative of mine ended up at the old Oakley Hospital with PTSD because he couldn't deal with what he had seen and they didn't recognise the condition back then. I believe other soldiers didn't know what NZers were doing there.Ruthnoreply@blogger.com