ANZAC DAY SPECIAL: Belgium, France and Gallipoli
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In this special Anzac Day episode, Mat McLachlan speaks to historians Pete Smith and Peter Hart about the landscape of Belgium, France and Gallipoli, and how the secrets of the battlefields are still being revealed more than a century after the guns fell silent. Pete Smith reveals relics he's found on the battlefields of the Western Front, and Peter Hart describes how getting off the beaten track at Gallipoli can be the most rewarding adventure of all. To book your own journey in the footsteps of the Anzacs, visit https://battlefields.com.au/ To find out everything Mat is doing in the history space, visit https://linktr.ee/matmclachlan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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