What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Anzac spirit and Australian national identity
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 3, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Anzac spirit and Australian national identity once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on June 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook explains that Gallipoli looms large in Australia partly because it was the first time Australians fought and died in such numbers.
“it's the first time Australians have fought and died in such numbers”
The Rest Is History: 676. The First World War: Churchill’s Calamity (Part 6) (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:03
Episodes
676. The First World War: Churchill’s Calamity (Part 6)The Rest Is History · Jun 3, 2026 · 1 h 17 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook conclude the Gallipoli campaign, covering Churchill's fall, the failed August Offensive, the evacuation, and the birth of the Anzac legend.
Others on Anzac spirit and Australian national identity
- Tom Holland · 1 quote
Dominic Sandbrook on other topics
- Ku Klux Klan · 13 quotes
- Mayerling incident · 8 quotes
- Burr–Hamilton duel · 8 quotes
- Fall of Maximilien Robespierre · 7 quotes
- Gallipoli campaign · 7 quotes
- Deutschlandlied · 6 quotes
- The Star-Spangled Banner · 5 quotes
- Winston Churchill and the Dardanelles · 5 quotes