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The Charge – The Australian Light Horse Victory at Beersheba by David W Cameron – Book Review
Major General Harry Chauvel served in the Boer War before being appointed commander of the 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade (1st ALH) to lead his dismounted troops on Gallipoli.
Dying for the Truth – The Concise History of Frontline War Reporting by Paul Moorcraft – Book Review
Paul Moorcroft is a writer with four decades of experience in the subject matter covered in Dying for the Truth.
The Lightning Keepers – The AIF’s Alphabet Company in the Great War by Damien Finlayson – Book Review
It was entirely appropriate that the AE&MM&BC should be commonly known as the ‘Alphabet’ Company in the Great War rather than the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company.
Air Battle for Burma Allied Pilots’ Fight for Supremacy by Bryn Evans – Book Review
Bryn Evans is an Australian author and management consultant that writes extensively across a wide range of categories, including military history, travel, and business management.
A Matter of Honour Being the history of the 5th Contingent, Victorian Mounted Rifles in the Boer War, 1901-1902 by Dr Robin Droogleever – Book Review
Dr Robin Droogleever is a founding member of the Anglo Boer War Study Group and has been its President for more than two decades.
Australia’s Battalion Commanders in the Great War, 1914-1918 by William Westerman – Book Review
Dr. Westerman is currently a researcher and adjunct lecturer at UNSW Canberra.
Jewish Anzacs – Jews in the Australian Military by Mark Dapin – Book Review
It may surprise many of us to know that an analysis of the DNA of the bodies recovered from the Battle of Fromelles revealed that many of the predominantly Australian […]
Battle Winners – Australian Artillery in the Western Desert 1940 -1942 by Alan H Smith – Book Review
Battle Winners explores the rise of artillery to become arguably a decisive combat arm in the battles waged by the allies against the Italian Army and the Afrika Korps in […]
