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.
Royal Australian Navy beach commandos of World War II
Starting in 1942, around 1000 Australian sailors were trained in amphibious warfare.
Anzac: the Landing, the Legend, the Law by Catherine Bond – Book Review
There are clear regulations around the use of the word ‘Anzac’ under the Protection of Word ‘Anzac’ Act 1920 and penalties apply for the incorrect use of the term.
The Battles for the Kokoda Plateau – Three weeks of hell defending the gateway to the Owen Stanleys by David W Cameron – Book Review
After the 8th May Battle of the Coral Sea, the Japanese high command having abandoned the attempt to seize Port Moresby by sea put its effort into a land push […]
Where Soldiers Lie – The Quest to find Australia’s War Dead by Ian McPhedran
Where Soldiers Lie is not a guidebook to Commonwealth War Graves where our soldiers are buried and commemorated.
Law in War – Freedom and restriction in Australia during the Great War by Catherine Bond – Book Review
The author Catherine Bond is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney.
The Note Through the Wire – A WWII prisoner of war, a resistance heroine, and their incredible true story by Doug Gold – Book Review
After enlisting in 1940, Bruce Murray, an unhappily married 24-year-old, was posted to the 25th Battalion, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
South Pacific Air War – Volumes 1 to 3 by Michael Claringbould & Peter Ingman – Book Review
This trilogy has been written by two highly acclaimed authors who have virtually ‘lived and breathed’ the history of aviation in the South West Pacific.
The Long Search for Peace Observer Missions and Beyond, 1947–2006 [The Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post-Cold War Operations Vol 1 by Peter Londey, Rhys Crawley and David Horner – Book Review
Despite being Volume 1 in this series, the other five volumes have preceded this one.
