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.
The Victoria Cross Australia Remembers – Book review
This lavishly produced book is both an illustrated account of Australia’s Victoria Cross winners and a fund-raising vehicle for that worthy cause, the TPIS (Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Ex-Servicemen & […]
Valour and Violets – South Australia in the Great War by Robert Kearney and Sharon Cleary – Book Review
This is a large, lavish and very well illustrated account of the part that South Australians played in the First World War.
Fighting the Kaiserreich – Australia’s epic within the Great War by Bruce Gaunson – Book Review
Dr Bruce Gaunson gives readers a rich new approach to World War I, by combining two great narratives: the vast war itself and the saga of Australia’s volunteer forces.
Desert Anzacs: the under-told story of the Sinai Palestine campaign, 1916-1918 by Neil Dearberg – Book Review
The stories of the ANZACs at Gallipoli, and the Australian Corps on the Western Front are well known, but the story of the ANZACs who fought in Sinai and Palestine […]
The Unit Guide – The Australian Army 1939 – 1945 by Graham R McKenzie-Smith – Book Review
This monumental reference work is a labour of love carried out by the author over 35 years.
The Commando – The life and death of Cameron Baird, VC, MG by Ben Mckelvey – Book Review
Written posthumously about the life of Corporal Cameron Baird (1981-2013), this book aims to provide a snapshot of the Australian man behind his well-known heroics as a soldier.
Flagship – The Cruiser HMAS Australia II and the Pacific War on Japan by Mike Carlton – Book Review
HMAS Australia, and her sister ship Canberra, were County Class heavy cruisers (with 8-inch guns) built in England for the Royal Australian Navy.
No Front Line – Australia’s Special Forces at War in Afghanistan by Chris Masters – Book Review
This long book – 594 pages – deals with Australia’s war in Afghanistan from October 2001 to July 2012. During this time the author was attached to those forces and […]
