Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
Organization in History
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook tentatively suggests the term 'diggers' for Anzac troops derives from Hamilton's order to dig in, while admitting uncertainty.
“I think it is, actually. Yeah, this is my assumption, I guess, although I'm not certain”
The Rest Is History: 675. The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5) (May 31, 2026) · Listen from 1:14:05
Sandbrook challenges the Anzac myth, noting a quarter of the Australian Imperial Force was British-born and many were city dwellers.
“a quarter of the Australian imperial force had actually been born in Britain”
The Rest Is History: 675. The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5) (May 31, 2026) · Listen from 45:11
Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland says the popular impression is that Gallipoli was fought almost entirely by Anzacs, though more British troops took part.
“my sense is that Gallipoli was entirely fought by Anzacs. I think that's kind of the vague sense you have”
The Rest Is History: 675. The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5) (May 31, 2026) · Listen from 56:20
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
Episodes
675. The First World War: Slaughter at Gallipoli (Part 5)The Rest Is History · May 31, 2026 · 1 h 17 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook recount the origins of the Gallipoli campaign, Churchill's Dardanelles scheme, and the bloody Allied landings of 25 April 1915.