Comparison Of Gallipoli And The Western Front

World War I, also known as the Great War, was a global war in Europe that commenced in 28th July 1914 and concluded on November 11th 1918. The two theatres of war include Gallipoli which commenced on February 19th 1915, just after the assassination of Archduke of Austria Franz Ferdinand June 28th 1914, and concluded on January 9th 1916. The Western Front which commenced on August 4th and concluded on November 11th 1918. In both of these theatres ANZAC soldiers were deployed to fight and serve for our country and become a part of the Triple Entente (Australia, Britain, France and Russia) and defend against the Triple Alliance (Austro-Hungary, Germany, Italy and Syria). Although the ANZAC soldiers were serving for and against the same countries,

At Gallipoli the weather differed depending on the seasons. In the summer months, the weather was always soaring to be above 35 degrees and in the winter months the weather would bring harsh winds, rain and even snow. In the Western Front the weather changed as the seasons did, in winter the average of weather was 10 degrees. The landscape at Gallipoli was tall hills and shore. When first arriving at Gallipoli, the ANZACS landed on the shore and were in a terrible position as the Turks were shooting down at the soldiers from the top of the hill. At the Western Front the terrain varied as it stretched throughout Belgium and France. Most common landscapes include; sand, clay, rock, rivers, canals, valleys and cliffs, ridges and mountains, plains, forests and swamps (GreatWar, 2016). In the trenches of both theatres the hygiene was poor, introducing diseases, lice and rats, there was never any space due to the amount of soldiers in the trenches and the dead bodies of soldiers all around. “I saw some rats running from under the dead men's greatcoats, enormous rats, and fat with human flesh…" (Life in a trench, 2012). The only comparison between both trenches is that in the Western Front, the trenches were always muddy, causing trench foot. Due to the insanitation and unhealthy environment, the mental state and exhaustion of ANZAC soldiers from both theatres of war was

In both Homefront’s for both theatres of War, young men and women were still being requested to join war and continue fighting for our country and allies. The media’s job was to ensure that the Australian public didn’t discover how the war was really developing. Realistic images of warfare or wounded and dead were banned (ACARA, 2016). Although many men and women joined the army, masses of people stated that it wasn’t our war to fight and our soldiers and nurses should be wasted. To ensure qualified soldiers were interested in joining war, the media manipulated the Homefront stating that war was easier and less horrific than what it truly was. For instance, after one of Australia’s worst troop losses at battle Fromelles on July 19th 1916, the Homefront read in newspapers that the ANZAC soldiers broke into German trenches and after a while bringing back one hundred and forty prisoners with them. There was no mention of the five thousand casualties. (ACARA, 2016). Civilians did not know the real war that soldiers