Two quibbles on this excellent podcast, the first one of Shield of the Republic I have seen. First, I felt a bit uncomfortable about the "magic bullet" slice of the discussion. It began with Hitler being blamed for this by considering, for example, producing missiles to hit NYC and other projects that were seemingly being belittled for n…
Two quibbles on this excellent podcast, the first one of Shield of the Republic I have seen. First, I felt a bit uncomfortable about the "magic bullet" slice of the discussion. It began with Hitler being blamed for this by considering, for example, producing missiles to hit NYC and other projects that were seemingly being belittled for not being realistic, then moved to political leaders generally buying into this unrealistic way of thinking. It smacked of Monday morning quarterbacking to me. A belief in an unrealistic magic bullet of Churchill's may be considered to have shortened WWI (tank) and one of Roosevelt's definitely shortened WWII (atom bomb). Perhaps I have misread the thrust of the discussion here, or perhaps there is a reason why the tank, atom bomb, and other "out-there" ideas which come to fruition differ from the magic bullets you were discussing. Anyway, I guess I felt it needed clarification to win me over.
Secondly, I believe the Turkish celebration of Gallipoli on April 26 each year has come to fruition in the past few decades to capatalise on the significant Australian and New Zealand tourism to the area each year to celebrate ANZAC Day (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps). ANZAC Day started in Australia immediately after the ending of WWI, as a memorial day for the soldiers killed in battle at the Gallipoli slaughter. ANZAC Day is probably Australia's biggest holiday after Christmas, and all around the country people gather at dawn for a memorial service on April 26, the morning of the first landings of the Australian troops at Gapllipoli. Australian and New Zealander travellers would gather at ANZAC Cove each year for a dawn memorial service, and this group gradually grew during the '70s, '80s and '90s (it was still a relatively small affair the year I went, in 1980). The Turks caught on, and were invited to join in. So, I don't believe Turkey instigated their Gallipoli invasion ceremonies, but only fairly recently (I'm 70 years old, so for me "fairly recently" means anything in the past half century) hooked onto the national Australian memorial day. I'm not absolutely certain, but this is a clearer take on the situation than the one I believe, from your quick comment, that Eric has.
Two quibbles on this excellent podcast, the first one of Shield of the Republic I have seen. First, I felt a bit uncomfortable about the "magic bullet" slice of the discussion. It began with Hitler being blamed for this by considering, for example, producing missiles to hit NYC and other projects that were seemingly being belittled for not being realistic, then moved to political leaders generally buying into this unrealistic way of thinking. It smacked of Monday morning quarterbacking to me. A belief in an unrealistic magic bullet of Churchill's may be considered to have shortened WWI (tank) and one of Roosevelt's definitely shortened WWII (atom bomb). Perhaps I have misread the thrust of the discussion here, or perhaps there is a reason why the tank, atom bomb, and other "out-there" ideas which come to fruition differ from the magic bullets you were discussing. Anyway, I guess I felt it needed clarification to win me over.
Secondly, I believe the Turkish celebration of Gallipoli on April 26 each year has come to fruition in the past few decades to capatalise on the significant Australian and New Zealand tourism to the area each year to celebrate ANZAC Day (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps). ANZAC Day started in Australia immediately after the ending of WWI, as a memorial day for the soldiers killed in battle at the Gallipoli slaughter. ANZAC Day is probably Australia's biggest holiday after Christmas, and all around the country people gather at dawn for a memorial service on April 26, the morning of the first landings of the Australian troops at Gapllipoli. Australian and New Zealander travellers would gather at ANZAC Cove each year for a dawn memorial service, and this group gradually grew during the '70s, '80s and '90s (it was still a relatively small affair the year I went, in 1980). The Turks caught on, and were invited to join in. So, I don't believe Turkey instigated their Gallipoli invasion ceremonies, but only fairly recently (I'm 70 years old, so for me "fairly recently" means anything in the past half century) hooked onto the national Australian memorial day. I'm not absolutely certain, but this is a clearer take on the situation than the one I believe, from your quick comment, that Eric has.