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What is ANZAC Day? ANZAC Day - 25 April - is probably Australia's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. What does ANZAC stand for? ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

What is ANZAC Day? ANZAC Day - 25 April - is probably Australia's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. What does ANZAC stand for? ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

What is ANZAC Day? ANZAC Day - 25 April - is probably Australia's most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War. What does ANZAC stand for? ANZAC stands for Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) electronic reading room of the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) offers several primary source collections for the study of Central and Eastern Europe during and after the Cold War period. The FOIA Electronic Reading Room web site was established by the CIA "to provide the public with an overview of access to CIA information, including electronic access to previously released documents." Direct web access to the following collections is now possible: # The Soviet and Warsaw Pact Military Journals is a PDF collection of "sensitive Soviet and Warsaw Pact military journals from 1961 to 1984 providing a view into Warsaw Pact military strategy". # Preparing for Martial Law: Through the Eyes of Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski is "a captivating collection of over 75 documents concerning the planning and implementation martial law in Poland from mid-1980 to late 1981. The collection release coincided with a CIA symposium honouring Colonel Ryszard Kuklinski, a member of the Polish Army General Staff and the source of the documents."

This online exhibition of letters and audio, created by the Gilder Lehrman Institute and the Legacy Project, features correspondence from over 200 years of American conflicts, ranging from the Revolution to the war in Iraq. This exhibition uses the words of famous generals and lesser-known troops, as well as parents, sweethearts, and children, to explore such themes as leaving home, life in the military, the pride and worries of those left behind, and ultimate sacrifice.

The "American Intervention in Northern Russia, 1918-1919," nicknamed the "Polar Bear Expedition," was a U.S. military intervention in northern Russia at the end of World War I.

Digitised images of selected original war diaries recording the daily activities of Australian Army units are available for the following conflicts: * First World War * Second World War * Korean War * South East Asian Conflicts

"History in Focus provides original articles, book reviews, and links to historical resources. The site is provided by the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London. All material has been chosen and edited by our editorial team."

An overview of the battle between historians who argue the Gallipoli Campaign is significant and those who argue its significance has been overstated. Written by a military historian.

Broad description of the Dawn of the Anzac Legend

This souce includes a great section about the ANZAC Spirit and the meaning of ANZAC. If you are looking for a source about ANZAC Legend, this is a great source.

The ANZAC spirit The legend of ANZAC was born on 25 April 1915, and was reaffirmed in eight months' fighting on Gallipoli. Although there was no military victory, the Australians displayed great courage, endurance, initiative, discipline, and mateship. Such qualities came to be seen as the ANZAC spirit.

I had a lot of trouble understanding the ANZAC Legend and this website really helped me. It has lots of great information and it has other sections on the website about the Gallipoli Landing and the Campaign.

This web page was really helpful and gave really good but easy to understand information about ANZAC and WW1. I thought it was a really great resource to use.

this website helped a lot with plenty of information on the Gallipoli Campaign, and what the Anzac Legend was and the characteristics involved

This has some good quotes that you can put in your speech to hook you audience. It also has some quotes that can work as sources.

The Anzac legend, Gallipoli and the ANZACs, Australia and World War I, History, Year 9, NSW Introduction Even though the Gallipoli Campaign was deemed a disaster in terms of the loss of life suffered there and the failure to achieve a military victory, the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (or ANZACs as they have become known ...

This website was helpful as it gave me a source to use on historians and their impact.

It started with one of New Zealand's most ill-fated military campaigns on the beach at Gallipoli in Turkey in 1915, and is now perhaps our most cherished national day. To mark the launch of Last Post, First Light, we approached five New Zealanders with a close interest in the Anzac spirit to share their feelings about what April 25, Anzac Day, means to them.

this source was especially helpful for questions regarding effects of world war one on the Australian Home Front. it gave plenty of information regarding Australia's military responses as well as the response of Australian at home.