serene landscape of gallipoli , where the blood of thousands was spilled a century ago in one of world war i 's most spectacular allied failures , in the bright spring sunshine , there could scarcely be a more peaceful spot for a sunday afternoon stroll .
but a chill is never far from the spine , whatever the temperature .
in the early hours of today , 25 april 2015 , a bugle sounded a haunting dawn chorus to mark the moment when , at 0430 , allied troops landed at a point where asia meets europe , anzac cove , to commence the disastrous dardanelles campaign that