The Creation of the Anzac Legend

The First World War is remembered most clearly by Australians for the public grief it caused; for the new sense of national consciousness it created among the Australian population; and most significantly, for the legend of Anzac which it generated. The Gallipoli Campaign is widely recognised as the trigger of the legend, but it has also been spread by many famous historians. Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett once enthused: "The Australians...rose to the occasion. Not waiting for …showed first 75 words of 1112 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1112 total…history. The legend that has been passed through the generations is still alive and well today, and we can see this through the celebrations of Anzac Day. This has become more prominent as time has gone on, to the point where the 25th of April has become more or less Australia's national day. It just goes to show the effect the soldiers have had, and the way we have cherished their input as a nation