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.
A Greater Sum of Sorrow – The Battles of Bullecourt by David Coombes – Book Review
Several years ago, if you wanted the detailed story of any of Australia’s major battles on the Western Front in the First World War, the Official History was your only […]
Wings of Empire – The forgotten wars of the Royal Air Force, 1919-1939 by Barrie Renfrew – Book Review
Renfrew, a noted military historian and war reporter, has written a masterly history of a sparsely recorded period of the Royal Air Force between the First and Second World Wars.
The Fair Dinkums by Glenn McFarlane – Book Review
The ‘Fair Dinkums’ were those who, once the initial rush to enlist was over, and the scale of casualties at Gallipoli had become apparent, joined the army from a considered […]
SIMMO a biography of Ray Simpson, VC DCM one of Australia's greatest soldiers by Michael J Malone, OAM and Peter D Lutley – Book Review
SIMMO covers the entire live of Ray Simpson.
Defending Country: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Military Service since 1945 byNoah Riseman and Richard Trembath – Book review
On looking at the cover, one could well expect to read accounts of indigenous Australian’s military exploits since World War Two.
Dodging the Devil, Letters from the Front by George Martindale – Book Review
If George Martindale were writing today he would possibly be described as ‘a wordsmith’!
You’ll be Sorry! How World War II changed women’s lives by Ann Howard – Book Review
This is an updated reprint of two earlier volumes by Anne Howard.
Monica's War: an Australian Army matron in Australia, New Guinea and Japan by John P McMahon – Book Review
John McMahon has written of the life of his aunt Monica McMahon with the greatest admiration for her and all the nursing and medical professionals she worked with during her […]
