article_snippet.sent: It was one of the most horrific disasters of the First World War, which still haunts the descendants of those who died.
article_snippet.sent: The landings were supposed to be a decisive blow that would knock the Turks out of the war.
article_snippet.sent: But eight months of bloody fighting later, after an estimated 145,000 lives on both sides had been lost, the Allies pulled out, having failed in the Allies objective.
article_snippet.sent: Around 58,000 Allied troops were killed, many from Australia and New Zealand.
article_snippet.sent: The Gallipoli landings were supposed to be a decisive blow that would knock the Turks out of the war .