Making Sense of Anzac Part 1

In this first part of a three-part conversation, Making Sense of Anzac, Nick Eckstein and Brad Manera go back to the very beginning. Where does the word 'Anzac' come from, and what does it mean? How and why did soldiers from Australia and New Zealand find themselves on the beaches and dunes of the Dardanelles in 1915? Why were Australians involved in the Great War at all? And how did the campaign at Gallipoli go so disastrously wrong?

Host: Nick Eckstein

Guest: Brad Manera

Series Producer: Peter Adams

Image "Landing at Gallipoli (13901951593)" by Archives New Zealand from New Zealand is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Creators and Guests

Host

Nick Eckstein

Associate Professor Nick Eckstein from University of Sydney (History)

Guest

Brad Manera

Senior Historian and Curator at the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney Australia.

Producer

Peter Adams

Digital Media Producer University of Sydney School of Humanities

What is Making Sense of History?

Making Sense of History asks how the present connects to the past. In each episode, Nick Eckstein and a guest turn back the clock, tracing current themes and events to their historical source.