No matter how many times I listen to this song, I always get chills when I hear the lines: "There is no enemy, there is no victory, only boys who lost their lives in the sand..."
Price of a Mile almost brings me out in tears. Sabaton songs focused on the horror of the contents like Gallipoli, Price of a Mile and so on are heartwrenching.
Hey Mr. Terry when Mustafa Kemal ordered that charge he was also charging with his men he wasn't just ordering them to die and viewing just their lives as worthless, theres a reason the quote says "In the time which passes until we die, other troops and commanders can take our place." He just knew that they needed to stop them and prevent the landing and so was willing to order these men to their death as well as himself so they could buy time for reinforcements to arrive
Not exactly, but....as Prussian boi said...the actual quote is something along the lines of "Mother wipe your tears, your sons rest in our lands in peace forever, they are now ours sons too..." or something vaguely along those lines.
I recommend “Counterstrike”. It’s about the Six Days’ War, also known as the Third Arab-Israeli War. I also recommend “Soldier of 3 Armies” which is about Lauri Törni, a Finnish soldier who fought for Finland in the Winter War, the Waffen SS on the Eastern Front, and the U.S. Army in Vietnam
@@baastex Uh, no. Hitler absolutely hated communism. That's why he destroyed all the left parties. Even in "Mein Kampf" he's written multiple times how much he hates communism/bolshevism. That's why he spoke of "Kulturbolschewismus" (cultural bolshevism), which is nowadays called "cultural marxism". How tf did you get the idea that he liked communism?
The foe turned to friend line refers to the Anzacs and Ottoman men were exchanging gifts and from this day Turkey, Australia and New Zealand have a deep friendship
"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives ... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours ... You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well." Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (Founder of the Turkish Republic who served at the Gallipoli as you saw on the video)
To be fair, Poland saw it coming, and even without their defenses totally conpleted, that resistance was so fierce it actually gave the nazis pause for a second
@@MrMurdock86 They had a large numerical and technological disadvantage, and only a portion of their army was ready to fight (thanks to the British, I might add), yet they held out for five weeks against two of the largest and most powerful armies in the world at the time. France held out for one week longer, but did not suffer as much of a technological disadvantage, plus they had their whole army at the front ready to do battle, AND they were backed by the British. Poland does NOT get enough credit for how hard they fought. Don't even get me started on how they were bent over the table by their British and French 'allies' either. What they did, and allowed to happen to, that nation is absolutely reprehensible.
If the Britts had taken taken Gallipoli, they would have been able to aid Russia and the revolution might not have happened. When you think about it, how different the whole 20th century would be ? Maybe no Cold War or the resistance 3rd Reich would face would be completely different and it is just mind-blowing how a battle that is disregarded by the Westerners nowadays could have changed the whole world's order. By the way, Mustafa Kemal was also in the trenches with the soldiers. He didn't simply give orders and send the soldiers to die. I mean, you're a history teacher so I think you probably know this but at that time it was a die-die situation for the Ottomans, you either die on the front or die fleeing the battle-field because your whole country is getting invaded at all sides. So they chose to die fighting and at least remembered as an honorable martyr.
Indy Nidel does something on this in his Great War Videos. EVEN IF Gallipoli had succeeded, the French attack on the other side of the Dardanelles was a failure. EVEN IF both attacks succeeded, they then had to proceed up the peninsula, which is some of the easiest to defend land in Europe, and even from the first attack it became clear that the men and logistics weren't in the position to do that. EVEN IF they somehow did that, they then had to take Istambol, a hard task in and of itself. And if they did that... then what? The Ottomans Surrender? So what, they had failed in every attack againest Russia a situation that was set to continue. The Ottomens were ONLY successful defensively during WW1. The forces of the Allies reached Russia and supported the Whites during the communist civil war via the Mesopotamia. It didn't matter because the Whites were fighting each other as much as they were fighting the Reds.
Gallipoli wasn't just British troops. The Anzacs were a HUGE part of this push. We have a holiday over here called Anzac Day which is purely devoted to this invasion. Gallipoli may not be heard of much everywhere else, or may be underrated, but it's a HUUUGE deal for us Aussies. They always tell tales of the Emu War and how stupid the Australians are, but when we said we were natural soldiers, we weren't kidding. There are tales and accounts of the inhuman bravery and fighting spirit of Aussies, British generals saying they would take one force of Anzacs over twelve forces of their own soldiers any day.
As an ex Australian soldier this song holds a lot of value, Whilst Gallipoli was a 'loss', it became the foundation stone for the ANZAC tradition and brotherhood that exists in the Australian and Kiwi armed forces. The term "Diggers" was coined as a result for the digging of the trenches and there are many stories of amazing humble events that took place despite the harsh battles. There were cease fires to collect the wounded and fallen, Turks and ANZACS traded food, stories and supplies during these cease fires and it paved the way for a truly remarkable bond between the three nations (Australia, New Zealand and Turkey), There was a famous speech delivered by the Turkish Prime Minister(Or president, can't remember their legal structure), but that is where the reference is in regards to foe turned to friend and the fallen lay in peace in on friendly ground.
and then comes white death. about a sniper who wrecks any idiot who walks into his scope. simo hayha - white lyuda - white death - winters breath - a few of his nick names.
29:32 Mr. Terry, I believe the answer to "Why? (not load your rifle)" is that the ANZACs thought they would get the element of surprise. it's like the unit that Alexander Hamilton led near the end of the US Rev War... he ordered them to unload their muskets so there was no chance of an accidental gunshot giving away their position. The inflexibility of the commands in WW1 are legendary...and this is another example. Once they were under fire, they should have immediately loaded, but they still figured they had some element of surprise and their orders had not changed, so they kept on.
My Grandfather was in Gallipolli from May 1915 until he was medically evacuated out in June 1915 after getting wounded and struck with dysentery in the trenches. He never spoke about what he saw and I only knew about this when I found a letter he wrote to his mother from hospital in Alexandria, Egypt, plus I managed to get hold of his military records.
It's one of my favorites. Foe turned to friend. They honor the fallen from both sides. Turkey has given a wonderful statement with their memorial. That the foreign soldiers the buried there are their sons now as well.
Sabaton does have an actual ballad in there discography. It called literally "The Ballad of Bull" a song in my opinion that is both uplifting and somewhat melancholic and completely underated. Its from their Heros Album and I believe it deserves more attention .
When I first learned at what happened at Gallipoli, I genuinely cried because of what a waste of life it was, how many lives could've been saved, how such a horrendous offensive resulted in horrendois failure.
The drummer (Daniel Mullback), keyboardist (Daniel Myhr) and both guitarists (Oskar Montelius and Rickard Sundén) are not in the band anymore. Mullback, Myhr and Sundén came to Wacken Open Air this year to play together with Sabaton but it was only for that show and they're the band "Civil War" now and also have historical content in their songs, such as Gettysburg, I Will Rule the Universe (About Napoleon Bonaparte) and Rome is Falling. The only two previous members that didn't play at Wacken was Oskar Montelius (founding member) an Robban Bäck (2012-late 2012.
I don’t think they’ve done a Sabaton History video for it, but Uprising is definitely one to check out. Otherwise, sticking with WW2 for a second, Attero Dominatus and Hearts of Iron are both about the Battle of Berlin - one song for each side, and both have Sabaton History videos to accompany them.
Sjinnie_ Boy Huh. Didnt see one for Uprising when I looked earlier. Will have to go watch that Edit - Just went and checked. While theres a Music Video for Uprising (still can’t believe they got an actual Polish General...), there isnt a Sabaton History video. I mean, you can argue every Sabaton Song is a History Lesson, but still
Dod o Fair enough. Not gonna claim ti be the best at history, but I mainly just threw it out there because I like the song, and it did have some archival footage in the video. Still recommending Attero and Hearts of Iron though.
Glad to see you're enjoying sabaton Mr.Terry, they're songs are fantastic to ignite interest in history, if it wasn't for they're music and Indy's great war channel I probably wouldn't have regained my interest in history and I wouldn't be going through my AA in history to become a history teacher. I recommend "Last Dying Breath" for the next Sabaton song you might do, either way keep up the fantastic work.
I find "Broken promises they wont be coming home", very humanizing of the ANZACs and makes me want to cry, especially after adressing their famielies right before
Just so your aware Gallipoli was the first major battlefield that the bulk of the Australian and new zealand army corps, or ANZAC fought in. Enthusiasm for the war in australia was the highest of all the british colonies seeing the largest turn out of volunteers, with many as young as 14 lying about thier age to join. Most regiments formed were light infantry as well as light cavalry. They were given three months of training in egypt before being shipped to Gallipoli without gear for trench fighting. 3 days before landing the navy layed out bouys marking landing zones. The turks noticed and moved them from the coves to the narrower cliff faces. The day of the landing the navy launched a bombardment to create some cover on the beachs. They fell several meters short into the waves.
Singer`s name is Joakim Broden and he and basssist Peer Sansdstrom are historians themseleves. They exactly know what they are singing about. Sublime. War is ailwaus tragic and sensless and this is one of their finest song.For me its perfect history class for youngsters as I hold phd in history.
I think this is the first Sabaton song I ever heard. It's truly upsetting. But at the same time, it makes you think that ultimately the only thing you can ever promise a soldier is that they'll be remembered. They may live or die but you really have no control over that. You can carve their name on a wall somewhere and render military honors. No parent wants to bury their child and the reality of it is horrible. In reality, the best thing is to live and to come home safe and well. If you can't, the next best thing is to be remembered and honored.
So, I love these Sabaton reactions, and I gotta say, there are some great ones to do next. (I might include some you’ve already reacted to) Night Witches Uprising The Last Stand In the Name of God Last Dying Breath Shiroyama The Red Baron Great War 82nd All the Way ATTACK OF THE DEAD MEN Sorry, forgot to mention, I edited this comment from ‘First’ because I don’t enjoy being that jerk. Have a great day everybody.
In the name of god?? You're not talking about The Last Stand are you which has the line in the name of god? Cause it's about the 1527 swiss guard sack of Rome?
@@keith221191 In the Name of God is a song from the album Attero Domminatons not from the last stand, its basically a massive shout out to the terrorists movements calling them cowards for using Jihad to justify crimes, hiding in holes and not being a proper identifiable army with uniform.
Among my favourite Sabaton songs are Shiroyama (the fall of the Samurai), Coat of Arms (invasion of Greece during WWII), Panzerkampf (Operation Barbarossa), The Price of a Mile (The Battle of Passchendaele), 40:1 (Battle of Wizna) , A Lifetime of war (An overview of the thirty years war), En Livstid i Krig, Carolus Rex (The Thirty years war from the perspective of a soldier), Lion from the North (The intervention of the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus Magnus in the thirty years war), Swedish Pagans (the vikings), Resist and Bite ( Chasseurs Ardennais, a unit of soldiers who held off against the entire power of the German army, so much that the Germans couldn't believe they were only 40 rifles strong), and Cliffs of Gallipoli.
Cliffs of Gallipoli remains as the very first Sabaton song I've ever heard (followed by Primo Victoria, which made me fall in-love with Sabaton), and I became a Sabaton fan in 2008, around a time when The Art of War was released. I hope you get to cover the rest, especially in the subject of the time of the Swedish Empire and others, especially from Sabaton's latest album, The Great War, and a few other bands singing about history (Iron Maiden and Iced Earth).
You should take a look at "The Final Solution" from Sabaton. It's their most "sad" song, and it's their best song. So deep. You don't even need a history video for that one, everyone knows the history well enough anyways. That song is really special. It's so special that they almost never play it live.
My favourite Sabaton song is Blood of Bannockburn because I like them fast-paced songs in general, but also because it's the only one they ever made that goes in a major scale. Cliffs of Gallipoli is on the tragedy side along with "Price of a Mile", "Lifetime of war" and "Ruina Imperii"
A song on the same topic, but quite a different style; "The Bay of Suvla" by The Dreadnoughts, from their 2017 album "Foreign Skies". (The entire album is about WW1).
Cliffs of gallipoli is an alright song, Its definitely a song you rock along and sing too when it comes on but it's not really high up on my list That being said I'm going to see them in Dallas during "The great Tour" on the 8th and I think it would be really nice to hear this If you like this song Terry check out "Price of a mile" and "The Final Solution" they are the same kinda feel as cliffs
Cliffs of Gallipoli is personally one of my favorites. If I'd have to pick top 3 it'd be Art of War, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, and Cliffs of Gallipoli. But I generally love all of their songs equally besides a random few.
This is one of my absolute favourites. The tragedy of the lyrics really grips me. Probably my No1 apart from the Carolus Rex-album, which is their master piece IMO.
Hi Mr. Terry! I found you only yesterday but I've been binge watching your videos ever since. I'm from Turkey btw. When I found this video, I was hesitant to watch it or not. Because we are often misunderstood for some reason. This comment will be a little longer, but I hope you will read it to the end. First of all, I ask you to consider the state of the Ottoman Empire at that time. A great empire that once held formidable powers was hit by a blow after blow. And the country was powerless. Its people were weak. Once people lived in prosperity, they became poor after wars one after another. People had come to such a point; Either they would protect their country at the cost of their lives and come out of this mud, or they would surrender and allow their land to be occupied. I want you to keep one more thing in mind; Our love of homeland as a race is beyond our logic. When Mustafa Kemal said, "I don't order you to attack, I order you to die." there was no logic there. )And I don't want you to misunderstand, Mustafa Kemal was on the battlefield with the other soldiers. He was ready to give his life as much as anyone else. He didn't sat in his tent and said, "Let's just let everybody die.") I don't think there will be logic on the battlefield. The men who fought there were willing to give their lives thinking of the wives and children they left in their homes. Because the situation was that serious. And many sources do not write about the miracle created by Corporal Seyit. When the crane carrying bullets to the cannons on the beach broke down, Corporal Seyit lifted the 215 kg bullet and placed it alone. If you can find resources, I would like you to learn about him. In an environment where adrenaline is so high, everyone focuses only on protecting their homeland. Yeah, maybe people seem to be changeable somehow as you said, but rest assured it isn't. If it were, a huge monument with the names of every citizen who lost their life for their land would not have been placed there. While people were dying in Gallipoli, on the one hand, Sultan Vahdettin was thinking of making an agreement with the British and surrendering the whole country to them. In return, he wanted to remain on the throne. Mustafa Kemal learned about this and after the Gallipoli War was over, he opposed the orders of the Sultan and left the army. Later, he traveled all over the country and informed everyone that we had to oppose this occupation. And the citizens found him right. Nobody was forced into this. This was going to be the last war. That's why its name is the War of Independence. Mustafa Kemal was a smart man. He was brought up in a military school and his military intelligence was above everyone. If it were not for him, we would be living as a British colony now. he gave us our freedom and eventually died in this way. After he died, even now some people try to disparage him. They want the Ottoman empire to come back, they say that Mustafa Kemal was a traitor because he destroyed the empire. Thank you if you read this far. There is a lot that people do not know about our history. Throughout history, they sought a reason to invade our country, as we are in a logistically advantageous position. They are still looking for a reason. And the man who leads us helps them.
Song is like top 10 for me (top 10 Sabaton songs). It's really good, but they have a lot of good more heavy hitting songs that get ya kicking a little harder. Amazing song, but more meant for a particular mood
Sabaton is unique in that they’re one of the few bands that can both execute a well crafted album that tells a story along all songs, whilst each song has its own identity, and each album having its own identity as well. The Last Stand and The Great War are by far my favorite two albums. Heroes is a close second. The Great War has a similar cadence and melodic feel across some songs, but for the most part they remain pretty individualistic. The last stand, and the the title track on that album are widely regarded as two of sabaton’s master works. The Last stand being about the defense of the the Vatican/pope during the sack of Rome in 1527. Many fans will agree the last stand was kind of Sabaton’s golden age/time. That said, cliffs of Galepoli is from The Art of War, one of Sabaton’s (earlier-ish) albums. I hesitate to say the band was in a “transitional” period during this time, but the songs were a lot more big and melodic on this albums. The lyrics were a tad more terse, but the way they were expressed and performed makes them just as resounding as some of the more wordy songs of their more recent stuff. A great song from The art of War is Swedish Pagans. I think you’ll see what I mean when you listen to Cliffs of Galepoli and then Swedish pagans right after. They’re not great long epic works of poetry, but the few (relatively speaking) lyrics they do sing are very powerful, driving, and grandiose. All that’s to say I’m a way bigger fan of their later stuff - but if you like the style of Cliffs of Galepoli, then The Art of War, Coat of Arms, and even Carolus Rex on some tracks, all carry this large and grandiose lyrical style. That said, I would definitely recommend not listening to songs just a la carte and listening to the albums as a whole if possible. Each song is its own wonderful piece of music, but the context of the other songs on the album add a whole new level of depth to their discography.
This was a very powerful song emotionally speaking, so many lives lost in a battle that people of the time even thought shouldn't happen. An older one of their songs I wasn't familiar with, but no less impactful than their newer songs, a story that needs telling.
I like almost all Sabaton songs, but Cliffs of Gallipoli is among my all time favourites, and that guitar solo has a big part in it. They really take an emphatic point of view here, mourning all the fallen soldiers, let them be British or Turks.
This and In Livstid I Krig are the Sabaton songs that always make me feel emotional. this especially. I sometimes struggle not to cry during it I absolutely adore the song. as with most of their songs. It's different. but it's fitting. as a tribute to the lives lost in the Gallipoli campaign
It's not specifically historical, but if you really want to listen to one of the saddest songs I've heard from Sabaton (other than Final Solution, which is discomforting to listen to but that's kind of the point), look at The Hammer Has Fallen. If I remember correctly, there's a rumour/explanation that Hammer Has Fallen has its lyrics adapted from a journal entry written by a dying soldier.
"there are roads which was not be followed...arms which was not be attacked....counts which was not besieched...positions which was not be contested" is at the end, they cut it off in that video
If you do the Lost Battalion, I recommend doing it with the song 82nd All the Way since both songs are simultaneously happening in the War and both are mentioned in the Sabaton History also.
Dear Mr Terry I'm from Australia the Gallipoli campaign was not just a British operation the British were meant to land at Gallipoli or what is known to us as ANZAC cove and take the cliffs. The Australian, New Zealand Army corps was supposed to attack further down but due to a last minute change from the British the ANZAC's landed at Gallipoli with a scouting force of 10 men in the early hours of the morning which sent the Ottoman forces into a retreat as the Ottoman soldiers thought that the landing had already happened and they had thought they were fighting more than 10 men. So what you are saying by Gallipoli being a soly British operation is incorect and if you look at the video clip the uniform that the allied soldiers are wearing are slouch hats and a British field uniform. I do apologize for any spelling mistakes that I have made 🙂
Sabaton themselves are notoriously not big fans of war, which is why they usually focus on the lives lost, the bravery required and kind of the senselessness of it all, reminding everyone that soldiers are people, and trying very hard not to glorify war while still honouring the fallen.
Force through a chokepoint is pretty much the most stupid thing a military leader could ever do. It's just asking to be massacred. Flanking the coastal artillery is often the only option as most fortified positions like these have anti air batteries as well, so air bombings are a big risk too.
I recommend you listen to Rise of Evil and The Final Solution, too. Neither of them have an official music video, but Rise of Evil has a History Episode.
I see you occasionally play video games. I can't recommend highly enough "Assassin's Creed: Origins". I learned so much about ancient Egypt through that game. Even down to tiny details like the fact that when Julius Caesar went sightseeing to the "old kingdom sites" he was further removed from the time they were built than we are today from his time period. Or the Egyptian love of pigeons. There were dovecotes everywhere in ancient Egypt (and there's still a lot today). The craze of having dovecotes in wealthy estates in Europe were (likely) left over from the Roman occupation. The customs, culture, and religion of ancient Egypt are also extensively explored and incorporated into the gameplay. There's also a special mode called "Discovery Tour" which allows you to explore ancient Egypt without being interrupted by combat or quests. Purely educational, the mode is a "virtual museum" without threats but instead with guided tours and historical sites to discover.
Hello Mr Terry teacher ,I hope you read this , I love your videos and your work ,I'm a Turk, and Mustafa Kemal called today as "ataturk" ,it means father of the turks ,our first Repuplic presidend after ww1. Yes about this famous words that he said , were part of our culture we are very religious and we belive in god and in a life after the dead. We are strong figthers as you know, for over Hundreds of years. In some way we are just like the japenese in wars ,our mentalyty was very srong and we would die for our country that's how it is in our nation we are ready to die for it.
Now that I think about it... At the time, had someone looked at the plans of D-Day during WW2, they'd probably point back to this battle, and even the North Africa campaign which was also a disaster for the Allies, the idea to push through into the "soft underbelly of the Reich" saying that the British weren't capable of such feats, even with their navy. There was another invasion planned, a naval invasion of the Japanese Archipelago, called "Operation Downfall". Had the nuclear bomb not dropped on Japan, this plan might have been used. If we just looked at WW2, it would seem like it would be possible, if at great cost. Though, maybe that invasion would have played out to be another Gallipoli, because the terrain was also extremely unforgiving, mountainous even, limiting the number of landing locations. Couple that with a fanatic populace ready to die for the Emperor, and the death toll could easily exceed millions. WW2 would not have ended in 1945, it would have extended well into 1946 until either Japan ran out of people that could fight, or public outrage over the loss of life forced the government to sue for peace, and who knows the kind of relationship that'd exist today had such a blood bath occurred. This wasn't WW1, where leaders had to say goodbye to glorious warfare, or saw each other as unfortunate casualties of a cruel war that almost just happened to them, and the sacrifice of both sides would be honored with a monument alongside a quote from Turkey's greatest leader. WW2 had high heated emotions on all sides, and the destruction that it incurred left scars that still are observed today, another Gallipoli during WW2 probably would have both sides involved very bitter towards the other, never really forgiving or teaching that the other was evil incarnate. TL;DR: There was a time that another Gallipoli might have happened during WW2, against Japan. Lots of similarities, but the implications of such loss of life during WW2 as opposed to WW1 are astronomical. Japan might be just as much of a pariah abroad as Germany is today, maybe even more so.
If you’re looking for more Sabaton suggestions, anything off of their Great War or Carolus Rex albums would be amazing. Other great songs include Shiroyama, The Last Stand, Primo Victoria, Attero Dominatus, and many more.
3:35 he didn't say "you", he said "we" so he admitted he was one of the pieces on the chess board himself. which is a clear difference. soldiers who are fleeing won't rally back willingly if their commander was not in the front row with them. atatürk was just a major back then and lead the counter offensive in the front.
If you liked this style you should probably check out Final solution. It's a super good song and very sad. I put this at maybe 8th place of the best sabaton songs (sorry for bad English not first language)
one of the views I find here in New Zealand of Gallipoli is the only enemy was British High command. its a massive part of our history in creating New Zealand and Australia national identity's and the The landing on 25 April is commemorated every year in both countries as "Anzac Day"
From Serbian perspective, Galipoli's failiure meant opening up Salonika Front in which our forefathers liberated the fatherland. There is certainly a balance in the universe since we lost the third of male population.
The focus on the western front is not exclusive to US. I'm living in Czech Republic (still western world, but in this context just barely), and the focus is pretty much the same, even though that theatre of war never involved us (and eastern front is mentioned only because of czechoslovakian legions, southern front is not mentioned at all, not to mention other theatres).
In the US, the whole first world war gets overlooked, most of the time, you'll have a week on it, mostly on MAIN causes, and the 14 points, it wasn't until I looked into it after that I heard about the Somme, Verdun, Brusilov Offensive, or anything.
Thats because its not as important in the history of america. Meanwhile, France, Germany, Russia, Britain, etc all lost millions of men and had their countrysides absolutely destroyed. Dont get me wrong, its still important, but not as important to us as it is to Europe. Does that make sense?
Mustafa Kemal didn't just send those men to their deaths though. He went with them, and they were able to stop the ANZACs until they were reinforced, as he said. The whole death thing was to emphasize how important for them to stop the ANZACs because the entire front could have fallen if they lost that high ground. His soldiers didn't think they were just cannon fodder, they knew what could potentially happen to their wives, their children, their country if they lost here, so they went to their deaths willingly. Martyrdom is a very celebrated aspect in Turkish culture and in Islamic cultures in general.
"" I am not ordering you to fight , I am ordering you to die ! "" 🇹🇷⭐ M. Kemal ATATÜRK That says all .. This wasn't just a war or fight to win for them, neither nothing to do with Ottoman empire. That's holy story of freedom Turks themselves. So they didn't act with their bodies only, also they were there holistically with their souls. 😇🧿
I just thought that, if Galipoli was kinda forgotten in the western History, it might be because Churchill was the one who led the British governement during WW2. Before Churchill got elected, everyone was skeptical because of his history within the British army and, of course, Galipoli. So, it's probably part of the reason Galipoli was kinda swept under the rug.
Constantinopolis had been one of the most difficult fortress to overcome, and obviously in modern era it would not easy to take the city. Balkan or Greek region also had one of the most divisive terrain ever.
This one and Attero Dominatus I think are rather blurry videos I do also love Ballad of Bull, great song also in this piano style, very different from some of their more metallic songs
No matter how many times I listen to this song, I always get chills when I hear the lines: "There is no enemy, there is no victory, only boys who lost their lives in the sand..."
Same way I feel on Final Solution.
Also the "mothers wipe your tears your sons will rest a million years"
Price of a Mile almost brings me out in tears.
Sabaton songs focused on the horror of the contents like Gallipoli, Price of a Mile and so on are heartwrenching.
Sometimes War is killing -
Sometimes, it's saving lives...
From Australia's shores...
Bull Allan went to war...
Yup, that gets me everytime too. Every line in this song hits hard, but that one especially.
Hey Mr. Terry when Mustafa Kemal ordered that charge he was also charging with his men he wasn't just ordering them to die and viewing just their lives as worthless, theres a reason the quote says "In the time which passes until we die, other troops and commanders can take our place." He just knew that they needed to stop them and prevent the landing and so was willing to order these men to their death as well as himself so they could buy time for reinforcements to arrive
in 1915 no high school in İstanbul (Including mine) did have any graduates.
Wow...
The only positive to ever come from this whole campaign was the very strong bond between Turkey and Australia/New Zealand that still stands.
Hello from Turkiye brother
Oh mothers wipe your tears, your sons will rest a million years is a quote from our great leader Mustafa Kemal Ataturk btw.
It was adapted from his quote
Thanks for the tip. Should’ve known about this guy. Didn’t, though.
Not exactly, but....as Prussian boi said...the actual quote is something along the lines of "Mother wipe your tears, your sons rest in our lands in peace forever, they are now ours sons too..." or something vaguely along those lines.
@@Wanys123well i actually meant to say the same thing but my trash English only provided that much xd
@@byebyebirdie_ you did your best man. I aint judging you mate
I recommend “Counterstrike”. It’s about the Six Days’ War, also known as the Third Arab-Israeli War.
I also recommend “Soldier of 3 Armies” which is about Lauri Törni, a Finnish soldier who fought for Finland in the Winter War, the Waffen SS on the Eastern Front, and the U.S. Army in Vietnam
Lauri Törni... there's probably nobody else in history who hated communists as much as he did. This guy really went full "fuck you commie vittu"
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May i introduce you to Hitler
My fav is Hearts of iron/iron hearts
@@okano.638 Hitler liked communism just not the russian version of it.
@@baastex Uh, no. Hitler absolutely hated communism. That's why he destroyed all the left parties. Even in "Mein Kampf" he's written multiple times how much he hates communism/bolshevism. That's why he spoke of "Kulturbolschewismus" (cultural bolshevism), which is nowadays called "cultural marxism". How tf did you get the idea that he liked communism?
The foe turned to friend line refers to the Anzacs and Ottoman men were exchanging gifts and from this day Turkey, Australia and New Zealand have a deep friendship
"Those heroes that shed their blood and lost their lives ... You are now lying in the soil of a friendly country. Therefore rest in peace. There is no difference between the Johnnies and the Mehmets to us where they lie side by side here in this country of ours ... You, the mothers who sent their sons from faraway countries, wipe away your tears; your sons are now lying in our bosom and are in peace. After having lost their lives on this land they have become our sons as well." Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (Founder of the Turkish Republic who served at the Gallipoli as you saw on the video)
40:1 is definitely a song you should do.
Love that one, gives an idea of how much Europe fucked up when dealing with Hitler early on
To be fair, Poland saw it coming, and even without their defenses totally conpleted, that resistance was so fierce it actually gave the nazis pause for a second
@@MrMurdock86 the resistance in Varsavia was one of the most resilient in Europe
@@MrMurdock86 They had a large numerical and technological disadvantage, and only a portion of their army was ready to fight (thanks to the British, I might add), yet they held out for five weeks against two of the largest and most powerful armies in the world at the time. France held out for one week longer, but did not suffer as much of a technological disadvantage, plus they had their whole army at the front ready to do battle, AND they were backed by the British.
Poland does NOT get enough credit for how hard they fought. Don't even get me started on how they were bent over the table by their British and French 'allies' either. What they did, and allowed to happen to, that nation is absolutely reprehensible.
If the Britts had taken taken Gallipoli, they would have been able to aid Russia and the revolution might not have happened. When you think about it, how different the whole 20th century would be ? Maybe no Cold War or the resistance 3rd Reich would face would be completely different and it is just mind-blowing how a battle that is disregarded by the Westerners nowadays could have changed the whole world's order.
By the way, Mustafa Kemal was also in the trenches with the soldiers. He didn't simply give orders and send the soldiers to die. I mean, you're a history teacher so I think you probably know this but at that time it was a die-die situation for the Ottomans, you either die on the front or die fleeing the battle-field because your whole country is getting invaded at all sides. So they chose to die fighting and at least remembered as an honorable martyr.
Indy Nidel does something on this in his Great War Videos.
EVEN IF Gallipoli had succeeded, the French attack on the other side of the Dardanelles was a failure. EVEN IF both attacks succeeded, they then had to proceed up the peninsula, which is some of the easiest to defend land in Europe, and even from the first attack it became clear that the men and logistics weren't in the position to do that.
EVEN IF they somehow did that, they then had to take Istambol, a hard task in and of itself.
And if they did that... then what? The Ottomans Surrender? So what, they had failed in every attack againest Russia a situation that was set to continue. The Ottomens were ONLY successful defensively during WW1.
The forces of the Allies reached Russia and supported the Whites during the communist civil war via the Mesopotamia. It didn't matter because the Whites were fighting each other as much as they were fighting the Reds.
It was the ANZACS (Australians and New Zealanders)
Gallipoli wasn't just British troops. The Anzacs were a HUGE part of this push. We have a holiday over here called Anzac Day which is purely devoted to this invasion. Gallipoli may not be heard of much everywhere else, or may be underrated, but it's a HUUUGE deal for us Aussies. They always tell tales of the Emu War and how stupid the Australians are, but when we said we were natural soldiers, we weren't kidding. There are tales and accounts of the inhuman bravery and fighting spirit of Aussies, British generals saying they would take one force of Anzacs over twelve forces of their own soldiers any day.
As an ex Australian soldier this song holds a lot of value, Whilst Gallipoli was a 'loss', it became the foundation stone for the ANZAC tradition and brotherhood that exists in the Australian and Kiwi armed forces. The term "Diggers" was coined as a result for the digging of the trenches and there are many stories of amazing humble events that took place despite the harsh battles. There were cease fires to collect the wounded and fallen, Turks and ANZACS traded food, stories and supplies during these cease fires and it paved the way for a truly remarkable bond between the three nations (Australia, New Zealand and Turkey), There was a famous speech delivered by the Turkish Prime Minister(Or president, can't remember their legal structure), but that is where the reference is in regards to foe turned to friend and the fallen lay in peace in on friendly ground.
Sabaton is always trying to not glorify war in any way and simply tell the stories of the people who suffered in these horrible times.
and then comes white death.
about a sniper who wrecks any idiot who walks into his scope.
simo hayha - white lyuda - white death - winters breath - a few of his nick names.
29:32 Mr. Terry, I believe the answer to "Why? (not load your rifle)" is that the ANZACs thought they would get the element of surprise. it's like the unit that Alexander Hamilton led near the end of the US Rev War... he ordered them to unload their muskets so there was no chance of an accidental gunshot giving away their position. The inflexibility of the commands in WW1 are legendary...and this is another example. Once they were under fire, they should have immediately loaded, but they still figured they had some element of surprise and their orders had not changed, so they kept on.
My Grandfather was in Gallipolli from May 1915 until he was medically evacuated out in June 1915 after getting wounded and struck with dysentery in the trenches. He never spoke about what he saw and I only knew about this when I found a letter he wrote to his mother from hospital in Alexandria, Egypt, plus I managed to get hold of his military records.
It's one of my favorites. Foe turned to friend. They honor the fallen from both sides. Turkey has given a wonderful statement with their memorial. That the foreign soldiers the buried there are their sons now as well.
This song goes to the top. As a New Zealander Gallipoli is very important to us. They did it justice, very powerful song.
Gallipoli is importent in Australia. In 1981 the Australian film "Gallipoli" starring Mel Gibson came out.
Gallipoli is actually one of the more talked about battles down here in australia
Sabaton does have an actual ballad in there discography. It called literally "The Ballad of Bull" a song in my opinion that is both uplifting and somewhat melancholic and completely underated. Its from their Heros Album and I believe it deserves more attention .
as a Turkish citizen, this song means a lot to me
When I first learned at what happened at Gallipoli, I genuinely cried because of what a waste of life it was, how many lives could've been saved, how such a horrendous offensive resulted in horrendois failure.
31:00 If my commander isn't running with me (bayonet in hand) I'm not doing it. I think that's why Washington was so effective. Lead from the front.
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The drummer (Daniel Mullback), keyboardist (Daniel Myhr) and both guitarists (Oskar Montelius and Rickard Sundén) are not in the band anymore. Mullback, Myhr and Sundén came to Wacken Open Air this year to play together with Sabaton but it was only for that show and they're the band "Civil War" now and also have historical content in their songs, such as Gettysburg, I Will Rule the Universe (About Napoleon Bonaparte) and Rome is Falling.
The only two previous members that didn't play at Wacken was Oskar Montelius (founding member) an Robban Bäck (2012-late 2012.
I don’t think they’ve done a Sabaton History video for it, but Uprising is definitely one to check out.
Otherwise, sticking with WW2 for a second, Attero Dominatus and Hearts of Iron are both about the Battle of Berlin - one song for each side, and both have Sabaton History videos to accompany them.
Shane Haney Yes they have
Sjinnie_ Boy Huh. Didnt see one for Uprising when I looked earlier. Will have to go watch that
Edit - Just went and checked. While theres a Music Video for Uprising (still can’t believe they got an actual Polish General...), there isnt a Sabaton History video. I mean, you can argue every Sabaton Song is a History Lesson, but still
Dod o Fair enough. Not gonna claim ti be the best at history, but I mainly just threw it out there because I like the song, and it did have some archival footage in the video.
Still recommending Attero and Hearts of Iron though.
Glad to see you're enjoying sabaton Mr.Terry, they're songs are fantastic to ignite interest in history, if it wasn't for they're music and Indy's great war channel I probably wouldn't have regained my interest in history and I wouldn't be going through my AA in history to become a history teacher. I recommend "Last Dying Breath" for the next Sabaton song you might do, either way keep up the fantastic work.
I find "Broken promises they wont be coming home", very humanizing of the ANZACs and makes me want to cry, especially after adressing their famielies right before
Yesssss, please keep doing Sabaton, my favorite band.
Just so your aware Gallipoli was the first major battlefield that the bulk of the Australian and new zealand army corps, or ANZAC fought in. Enthusiasm for the war in australia was the highest of all the british colonies seeing the largest turn out of volunteers, with many as young as 14 lying about thier age to join.
Most regiments formed were light infantry as well as light cavalry.
They were given three months of training in egypt before being shipped to Gallipoli without gear for trench fighting.
3 days before landing the navy layed out bouys marking landing zones. The turks noticed and moved them from the coves to the narrower cliff faces.
The day of the landing the navy launched a bombardment to create some cover on the beachs. They fell several meters short into the waves.
Singer`s name is Joakim Broden and he and basssist Peer Sansdstrom are historians themseleves. They exactly know what they are singing about. Sublime. War is ailwaus tragic and sensless and this is one of their finest song.For me its perfect history class for youngsters as I hold phd in history.
I think this is the first Sabaton song I ever heard. It's truly upsetting. But at the same time, it makes you think that ultimately the only thing you can ever promise a soldier is that they'll be remembered. They may live or die but you really have no control over that. You can carve their name on a wall somewhere and render military honors. No parent wants to bury their child and the reality of it is horrible. In reality, the best thing is to live and to come home safe and well. If you can't, the next best thing is to be remembered and honored.
So, I love these Sabaton reactions, and I gotta say, there are some great ones to do next.
(I might include some you’ve already reacted to)
Night Witches
Uprising
The Last Stand
In the Name of God
Last Dying Breath
Shiroyama
The Red Baron
Great War
82nd All the Way
ATTACK OF THE DEAD MEN
Sorry, forgot to mention, I edited this comment from ‘First’ because I don’t enjoy being that jerk. Have a great day everybody.
Didn't know some of those existed. Specifically Uprising, 82nd All The Way, Last Dying Breath, and In The Name of God
Red baron, No Bullets Fly (VERY UNDERRATED) and lion from the north are my favorites. Defenitly worth reacting to :)
In the name of god?? You're not talking about The Last Stand are you which has the line in the name of god? Cause it's about the 1527 swiss guard sack of Rome?
@@keith221191 In the Name of God is a song from the album Attero Domminatons not from the last stand, its basically a massive shout out to the terrorists movements calling them cowards for using Jihad to justify crimes, hiding in holes and not being a proper identifiable army with uniform.
@@abelcosta5762 ahhh cheers man ^_^ I wasnt sure so was just checking yeah never heard of that one.
As an Aussie this is way up there as one of my favorites
Among my favourite Sabaton songs are Shiroyama (the fall of the Samurai), Coat of Arms (invasion of Greece during WWII), Panzerkampf (Operation Barbarossa), The Price of a Mile (The Battle of Passchendaele), 40:1 (Battle of Wizna) , A Lifetime of war (An overview of the thirty years war), En Livstid i Krig, Carolus Rex (The Thirty years war from the perspective of a soldier), Lion from the North (The intervention of the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus Magnus in the thirty years war), Swedish Pagans (the vikings), Resist and Bite ( Chasseurs Ardennais, a unit of soldiers who held off against the entire power of the German army, so much that the Germans couldn't believe they were only 40 rifles strong), and Cliffs of Gallipoli.
Cliffs of Gallipoli remains as the very first Sabaton song I've ever heard (followed by Primo Victoria, which made me fall in-love with Sabaton), and I became a Sabaton fan in 2008, around a time when The Art of War was released.
I hope you get to cover the rest, especially in the subject of the time of the Swedish Empire and others, especially from Sabaton's latest album, The Great War, and a few other bands singing about history (Iron Maiden and Iced Earth).
One of their best songs. A landmark from band's best years.
If you like this you might like Ballad of the Bull, it is very similar
You should take a look at "The Final Solution" from Sabaton. It's their most "sad" song, and it's their best song. So deep. You don't even need a history video for that one, everyone knows the history well enough anyways. That song is really special. It's so special that they almost never play it live.
Here in Australia Gallipoli is never forgotten! 👍
Sabayon is probably my fav band and this is one my fav songs. Cool you react to it, thanks!
My favourite Sabaton song is Blood of Bannockburn because I like them fast-paced songs in general, but also because it's the only one they ever made that goes in a major scale. Cliffs of Gallipoli is on the tragedy side along with "Price of a Mile", "Lifetime of war" and "Ruina Imperii"
You would want to edit the "only Sabaton song that goes in a major scale" part since The Last Stand came out
@@happylemming6343 do you keep track of every comment you ever left behind?
@@TheRealmBetween probably
A song on the same topic, but quite a different style; "The Bay of Suvla" by The Dreadnoughts, from their 2017 album "Foreign Skies". (The entire album is about WW1).
Cliffs of gallipoli is an alright song, Its definitely a song you rock along and sing too when it comes on but it's not really high up on my list
That being said I'm going to see them in Dallas during "The great Tour" on the 8th and I think it would be really nice to hear this
If you like this song Terry check out "Price of a mile" and "The Final Solution" they are the same kinda feel as cliffs
How was the concert? I might be seeing them in salt lake soon
@@Baconcakes it was wild! They did a great job, it was my first concert and I was given everything I wanted plus some extra, it was sick
@@DietBepisMAX i have been waiting long for a concert in my country and there is finally one in 2021
Cliffs of Gallipoli is personally one of my favorites. If I'd have to pick top 3 it'd be Art of War, Seven Pillars of Wisdom, and Cliffs of Gallipoli. But I generally love all of their songs equally besides a random few.
General Mustafa Kemal, later known as Kemal Ataturk, went on to depose the Sultan and become the founder of the Turkish Republic as we know it today.
Almost 100 years later comes a islamic retard Recep and pushes Turkey back into Ottoman times socially...
This is one of the best songs Sabaton ever made, in my opinion
This is one of my absolute favourites. The tragedy of the lyrics really grips me. Probably my No1 apart from the Carolus Rex-album, which is their master piece IMO.
"Cliffs of Gallipoli" is a bit unusual in that the song isn't really about the battle itself but is rather about the memorial to it.
Hi Mr. Terry! I found you only yesterday but I've been binge watching your videos ever since. I'm from Turkey btw. When I found this video, I was hesitant to watch it or not. Because we are often misunderstood for some reason. This comment will be a little longer, but I hope you will read it to the end.
First of all, I ask you to consider the state of the Ottoman Empire at that time. A great empire that once held formidable powers was hit by a blow after blow. And the country was powerless. Its people were weak. Once people lived in prosperity, they became poor after wars one after another. People had come to such a point; Either they would protect their country at the cost of their lives and come out of this mud, or they would surrender and allow their land to be occupied.
I want you to keep one more thing in mind; Our love of homeland as a race is beyond our logic. When Mustafa Kemal said, "I don't order you to attack, I order you to die." there was no logic there. )And I don't want you to misunderstand, Mustafa Kemal was on the battlefield with the other soldiers. He was ready to give his life as much as anyone else. He didn't sat in his tent and said, "Let's just let everybody die.") I don't think there will be logic on the battlefield. The men who fought there were willing to give their lives thinking of the wives and children they left in their homes. Because the situation was that serious. And many sources do not write about the miracle created by Corporal Seyit. When the crane carrying bullets to the cannons on the beach broke down, Corporal Seyit lifted the 215 kg bullet and placed it alone. If you can find resources, I would like you to learn about him. In an environment where adrenaline is so high, everyone focuses only on protecting their homeland. Yeah, maybe people seem to be changeable somehow as you said, but rest assured it isn't. If it were, a huge monument with the names of every citizen who lost their life for their land would not have been placed there. While people were dying in Gallipoli, on the one hand, Sultan Vahdettin was thinking of making an agreement with the British and surrendering the whole country to them. In return, he wanted to remain on the throne.
Mustafa Kemal learned about this and after the Gallipoli War was over, he opposed the orders of the Sultan and left the army. Later, he traveled all over the country and informed everyone that we had to oppose this occupation. And the citizens found him right. Nobody was forced into this. This was going to be the last war. That's why its name is the War of Independence.
Mustafa Kemal was a smart man. He was brought up in a military school and his military intelligence was above everyone. If it were not for him, we would be living as a British colony now. he gave us our freedom and eventually died in this way. After he died, even now some people try to disparage him. They want the Ottoman empire to come back, they say that Mustafa Kemal was a traitor because he destroyed the empire. Thank you if you read this far. There is a lot that people do not know about our history. Throughout history, they sought a reason to invade our country, as we are in a logistically advantageous position. They are still looking for a reason. And the man who leads us helps them.
Song is like top 10 for me (top 10 Sabaton songs). It's really good, but they have a lot of good more heavy hitting songs that get ya kicking a little harder.
Amazing song, but more meant for a particular mood
Sabaton is unique in that they’re one of the few bands that can both execute a well crafted album that tells a story along all songs, whilst each song has its own identity, and each album having its own identity as well.
The Last Stand and The Great War are by far my favorite two albums. Heroes is a close second. The Great War has a similar cadence and melodic feel across some songs, but for the most part they remain pretty individualistic.
The last stand, and the the title track on that album are widely regarded as two of sabaton’s master works. The Last stand being about the defense of the the Vatican/pope during the sack of Rome in 1527. Many fans will agree the last stand was kind of Sabaton’s golden age/time.
That said, cliffs of Galepoli is from The Art of War, one of Sabaton’s (earlier-ish) albums. I hesitate to say the band was in a “transitional” period during this time, but the songs were a lot more big and melodic on this albums. The lyrics were a tad more terse, but the way they were expressed and performed makes them just as resounding as some of the more wordy songs of their more recent stuff.
A great song from The art of War is Swedish Pagans. I think you’ll see what I mean when you listen to Cliffs of Galepoli and then Swedish pagans right after. They’re not great long epic works of poetry, but the few (relatively speaking) lyrics they do sing are very powerful, driving, and grandiose.
All that’s to say I’m a way bigger fan of their later stuff - but if you like the style of Cliffs of Galepoli, then The Art of War, Coat of Arms, and even Carolus Rex on some tracks, all carry this large and grandiose lyrical style.
That said, I would definitely recommend not listening to songs just a la carte and listening to the albums as a whole if possible. Each song is its own wonderful piece of music, but the context of the other songs on the album add a whole new level of depth to their discography.
This was a very powerful song emotionally speaking, so many lives lost in a battle that people of the time even thought shouldn't happen.
An older one of their songs I wasn't familiar with, but no less impactful than their newer songs, a story that needs telling.
I am going to see Sabaton in concert (for the second time) in October and I cannot wait. They are amazing live
I like almost all Sabaton songs, but Cliffs of Gallipoli is among my all time favourites, and that guitar solo has a big part in it. They really take an emphatic point of view here, mourning all the fallen soldiers, let them be British or Turks.
This and In Livstid I Krig are the Sabaton songs that always make me feel emotional. this especially. I sometimes struggle not to cry during it I absolutely adore the song. as with most of their songs. It's different. but it's fitting. as a tribute to the lives lost in the Gallipoli campaign
It's not specifically historical, but if you really want to listen to one of the saddest songs I've heard from Sabaton (other than Final Solution, which is discomforting to listen to but that's kind of the point), look at The Hammer Has Fallen. If I remember correctly, there's a rumour/explanation that Hammer Has Fallen has its lyrics adapted from a journal entry written by a dying soldier.
"there are roads which was not be followed...arms which was not be attacked....counts which was not besieched...positions which was not be contested" is at the end, they cut it off in that video
This is one of my favorite songs, I might be a bit biased because I'm from New Zealand
Definitely need to check out Uprising, 40:1 and The Price of a mile by Sabaton and that's barely scratching the surface with them
If you do the Lost Battalion, I recommend doing it with the song 82nd All the Way since both songs are simultaneously happening in the War and both are mentioned in the Sabaton History also.
Dear Mr Terry I'm from Australia the Gallipoli campaign was not just a British operation the British were meant to land at Gallipoli or what is known to us as ANZAC cove and take the cliffs. The Australian, New Zealand Army corps was supposed to attack further down but due to a last minute change from the British the ANZAC's landed at Gallipoli with a scouting force of 10 men in the early hours of the morning which sent the Ottoman forces into a retreat as the Ottoman soldiers thought that the landing had already happened and they had thought they were fighting more than 10 men. So what you are saying by Gallipoli being a soly British operation is incorect and if you look at the video clip the uniform that the allied soldiers are wearing are slouch hats and a British field uniform. I do apologize for any spelling mistakes that I have made 🙂
If you ever have the chance to talk to an Aussie who like this kind of music, ask them about it and ANZAC Day
I like all of their songs, but I really like their slower songs like balled of bull, and end of the war to end all wars.
Now this is the type of content I subbed for!
Sabaton themselves are notoriously not big fans of war, which is why they usually focus on the lives lost, the bravery required and kind of the senselessness of it all, reminding everyone that soldiers are people, and trying very hard not to glorify war while still honouring the fallen.
Force through a chokepoint is pretty much the most stupid thing a military leader could ever do. It's just asking to be massacred.
Flanking the coastal artillery is often the only option as most fortified positions like these have anti air batteries as well, so air bombings are a big risk too.
I recommend you listen to Rise of Evil and The Final Solution, too. Neither of them have an official music video, but Rise of Evil has a History Episode.
I see you occasionally play video games. I can't recommend highly enough "Assassin's Creed: Origins". I learned so much about ancient Egypt through that game. Even down to tiny details like the fact that when Julius Caesar went sightseeing to the "old kingdom sites" he was further removed from the time they were built than we are today from his time period. Or the Egyptian love of pigeons. There were dovecotes everywhere in ancient Egypt (and there's still a lot today). The craze of having dovecotes in wealthy estates in Europe were (likely) left over from the Roman occupation. The customs, culture, and religion of ancient Egypt are also extensively explored and incorporated into the gameplay. There's also a special mode called "Discovery Tour" which allows you to explore ancient Egypt without being interrupted by combat or quests. Purely educational, the mode is a "virtual museum" without threats but instead with guided tours and historical sites to discover.
Still impressed by that classic gaming shelf behind you
Thanks!
"There is no enemy, there is no victory! Only boys who lost their lives in the sand"
Hello Mr Terry teacher ,I hope you read this , I love your videos and your work ,I'm a Turk, and Mustafa Kemal called today as "ataturk" ,it means father of the turks ,our first Repuplic presidend after ww1. Yes about this famous words that he said , were part of our culture we are very religious and we belive in god and in a life after the dead. We are strong figthers as you know, for over Hundreds of years. In some way we are just like the japenese in wars ,our mentalyty was very srong and we would die for our country that's how it is in our nation we are ready to die for it.
The footage in the video (or at least certain snippets are) are from the mini series ANZACs episode 1, you can find it on youtube if you're interested
The footage is from and older Australian film about Gallipoli from what I can see
Honestly The Final Solution, A Lifetime of War, and Seven Pillars of Wisdom are the ones I'd recommend
Now that I think about it... At the time, had someone looked at the plans of D-Day during WW2, they'd probably point back to this battle, and even the North Africa campaign which was also a disaster for the Allies, the idea to push through into the "soft underbelly of the Reich" saying that the British weren't capable of such feats, even with their navy. There was another invasion planned, a naval invasion of the Japanese Archipelago, called "Operation Downfall". Had the nuclear bomb not dropped on Japan, this plan might have been used. If we just looked at WW2, it would seem like it would be possible, if at great cost. Though, maybe that invasion would have played out to be another Gallipoli, because the terrain was also extremely unforgiving, mountainous even, limiting the number of landing locations. Couple that with a fanatic populace ready to die for the Emperor, and the death toll could easily exceed millions. WW2 would not have ended in 1945, it would have extended well into 1946 until either Japan ran out of people that could fight, or public outrage over the loss of life forced the government to sue for peace, and who knows the kind of relationship that'd exist today had such a blood bath occurred. This wasn't WW1, where leaders had to say goodbye to glorious warfare, or saw each other as unfortunate casualties of a cruel war that almost just happened to them, and the sacrifice of both sides would be honored with a monument alongside a quote from Turkey's greatest leader. WW2 had high heated emotions on all sides, and the destruction that it incurred left scars that still are observed today, another Gallipoli during WW2 probably would have both sides involved very bitter towards the other, never really forgiving or teaching that the other was evil incarnate.
TL;DR: There was a time that another Gallipoli might have happened during WW2, against Japan. Lots of similarities, but the implications of such loss of life during WW2 as opposed to WW1 are astronomical. Japan might be just as much of a pariah abroad as Germany is today, maybe even more so.
If you’re looking for more Sabaton suggestions, anything off of their Great War or Carolus Rex albums would be amazing. Other great songs include Shiroyama, The Last Stand, Primo Victoria, Attero Dominatus, and many more.
Hey Mr. Terry glad to see more of your content on music
3:35 he didn't say "you", he said "we" so he admitted he was one of the pieces on the chess board himself. which is a clear difference. soldiers who are fleeing won't rally back willingly if their commander was not in the front row with them. atatürk was just a major back then and lead the counter offensive in the front.
If you liked this style you should probably check out Final solution. It's a super good song and very sad. I put this at maybe 8th place of the best sabaton songs (sorry for bad English not first language)
one of the views I find here in New Zealand of Gallipoli is the only enemy was British High command. its a massive part of our history in creating New Zealand and Australia national identity's and the The landing on 25 April is commemorated every year in both countries as "Anzac Day"
Aces high by iron maiden is about the battle of Britain the music video has ww2 footage
If you like different elements in a song you should check out the Caroleans Prayer they did a nice video on that too in Sabaton history
one of my top 5 faves of thiers
From Serbian perspective, Galipoli's failiure meant opening up Salonika Front in which our forefathers liberated the fatherland. There is certainly a balance in the universe since we lost the third of male population.
your collection of nintendo-games on the wall makes me nostalgic..
If you really want to hear a ballad from them listen to The Ballad of Bull.
The focus on the western front is not exclusive to US. I'm living in Czech Republic (still western world, but in this context just barely), and the focus is pretty much the same, even though that theatre of war never involved us (and eastern front is mentioned only because of czechoslovakian legions, southern front is not mentioned at all, not to mention other theatres).
In the US, the whole first world war gets overlooked, most of the time, you'll have a week on it, mostly on MAIN causes, and the 14 points, it wasn't until I looked into it after that I heard about the Somme, Verdun, Brusilov Offensive, or anything.
Thats because its not as important in the history of america. Meanwhile, France, Germany, Russia, Britain, etc all lost millions of men and had their countrysides absolutely destroyed.
Dont get me wrong, its still important, but not as important to us as it is to Europe.
Does that make sense?
Sabaton blood of bannockburn should be next
Mustafa Kemal didn't just send those men to their deaths though. He went with them, and they were able to stop the ANZACs until they were reinforced, as he said. The whole death thing was to emphasize how important for them to stop the ANZACs because the entire front could have fallen if they lost that high ground. His soldiers didn't think they were just cannon fodder, they knew what could potentially happen to their wives, their children, their country if they lost here, so they went to their deaths willingly. Martyrdom is a very celebrated aspect in Turkish culture and in Islamic cultures in general.
"" I am not ordering you to fight , I am ordering you to die ! "" 🇹🇷⭐ M. Kemal ATATÜRK
That says all ..
This wasn't just a war or fight to win for them, neither nothing to do with Ottoman empire.
That's holy story of freedom Turks themselves. So they didn't act with their bodies only, also they were there holistically with their souls. 😇🧿
I just thought that, if Galipoli was kinda forgotten in the western History, it might be because Churchill was the one who led the British governement during WW2. Before Churchill got elected, everyone was skeptical because of his history within the British army and, of course, Galipoli. So, it's probably part of the reason Galipoli was kinda swept under the rug.
Come to Australia on the 25th of April mate. It’s not swept under the rug. Or google ANZAC Day.
Constantinopolis had been one of the most difficult fortress to overcome, and obviously in modern era it would not easy to take the city.
Balkan or Greek region also had one of the most divisive terrain ever.
If you like their use of piano then you should give Blood of Bannockburn a listen. Play the pipes and cry out loud!
This one and Attero Dominatus I think are rather blurry videos
I do also love Ballad of Bull, great song also in this piano style, very different from some of their more metallic songs
I really enjoy sabatons ballads, To hell and back counts, The ballad of bull counts. a lot of carolus rex as an album felt power balladish
Thank you for doing my request?
I'd definitely suggest 40:1, the battle of Wizna
Lovely video. All the best to you, Teach. Soldier of 3 Armies/ Night Witches/ Panzerkampf :3
This was their first song I herd long ago, took time for me to like the others as I was listening this one and Ghost Division on loop