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Untold Stories, Ep 12: The submarine that ran amok at Gallipoli

Video Untold Stories, Ep 12: The submarine that ran amok at Gallipoli

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Alec Nichols was a farm boy from the Sunshine Coast who joined the navy at the age of 18. During World War I, he was one of 35 men on the AE2 submarine that broke through enemy lines in the Dardanelles strait. After five days of sustained attacks from the Turkish navy, the submarine had to surface. The men were captured and became prisoners of war. What is a prisoner of war? How were they treated?

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3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9

Topics Historians Australian history Remembrance Memorials War memorials Historical sources World War I
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  • Humanities and social sciences
  • History

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