Military History & Heritage Victoria

Military history and heritage are an important part of Australia’s national story. MHHV aims to encourage interest in Australian military history and heritage in all of its forms; to develop and engage in activities related to its research, preservation, promotion, education and commemoration; promote cooperation within the military history and heritage community and advance the interests of its members in the community at large.

What’s Coming Up

Oct
28
Holding the Line: Thermopylae, Brallos Pass, and the Making of Memory
The Shrine of Remembrance
October 28 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Oct
28
2026 Robert O’Neill War Studies Lecture: The Transformative War: Australia in the war of 1939–45
China in the World Lotus Theatre, Building 88, ANU
October 28 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Latest News

By Far Kaymakchalan – DVD Available Now

By Far Kaymakchalan is a compelling historical documentary directed by Boris Trbic and Dragan Gavrilovic, based on the research of historian Bojan Pajic.

Call for Submissions – The Third Brother Revisited: The Development of the Royal Australian Air Force up to 1945

In the late 1980s, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) commissioned Chris Coulthard-Clark to write the first volume of the Service’s official history.

Vietnam 30/50 – Thirty Years of War / Fifty Years of Reflection

Videos and Papers from MHHV’s 6th Biennial Two-Day Conference of Military History and Heritage Victoria Inc. at the Tobruk House, Albert Park, 16-17 May 2026.

Latest Articles

By Far Kaymakchalan – DVD Available Now

By Far Kaymakchalan is a compelling historical documentary directed by Boris Trbic and Dragan Gavrilovic, based on the research of historian Bojan Pajic.

Book Review – From Controversy to Cutting Edge, A History of the F-111 in Australian Service By Mark Lax

I must admit an entirely selfish desire to review this book, which comes from a long-held love of the F-111.

Book Review – Challenging Anzac Stories that Don’t Fit the Legend – Mia Martin Hobbs, Carolyn Holbrook, Joan Beaumont (Eds)

Challenging ANZAC: Why Now? Is the title of the opening chapter written by the book’s editors.