Royal United Services Institute
The RUSI of Victoria Inc. seeks to encourage the discussion of national security and defence matters in Victoria, and to improve public awareness and understanding of key defence issues.
Our Corner of the Somme Australia at Villers-Bretonneux by Romain Fathi – Book Review
This is a doctoral work that examines every aspect of the ‘Australian – French connection’ that is Villers-Bretonneux’.
A Guide to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission by Peter Francis (Ed) – Book Review
While most of us are aware that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cares for the graves of Australian and other servicemen and women, few are likely to be fully […]
Australians on the Western Front 1918 – Volume 2 Spearheading the Great British Offensive by David W Cameron – Book Review
After reading (and reviewing) David Cameron’s Australians on the Western Front 1918 Vol 1, my expectations of Vol 2 were more than realized.
Serving in Silence? Australian LGBT Servicemen and Women by Noah Riseman / Shirleene Robinson / Graham Willett – Book Review
This is a collection of life stories of men and women from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities who are serving or have served in the various branches […]
The Lost Battalions A battle that could not be won. An island that could not be defended. An ally who could not be trusted by Tom Gilling – Book Review
Tom Gilling is best known for his books on what the booksellers refer to as ‘True Crime’ in Australia.
Captive ANZACS: Australian POWs of the Ottomans during the First World War by Kate Ariotti – Book Review
The experience of Australian prisoners of war captured in the Great War has been far less written about than those of the Second World War.
An Australian Band of Brothers: Don Company, Second 43rd Battalion, 9th Division by Mark Johnston – Book Review
This volume completes a ‘trilogy’ now held by the Royal United Services Institute – Vic Library.
Frederick Whirlpool VC – Australia’s Hidden Victoria Cross – Book Review
In his foreword to this book, the Director of the Australian War Memorial, Dr Brendan Nelson, describes this volume as ‘a detailed look at an intriguing man’.
