My favorite Irish pub band does a great rendition of "The Band Played Waltzing Matilda."

After hearing it early one night and not being drunk enough to forget to research it (and asking they guys what Gallipoli was anyway) I read up on it, and it was one nasty nasty fight.

And yes, myopic is the right word saladin, typically in a American schools (save higher education classes directed at world history of the 20th century), if it isn't American, or somehow related to us, they tend to just omit that part. Learning history from a song in a bar, singingly along loyaly with the rest of my drunkard buddies is no way to learn history...but its certainly more fun.