Australian Submarines: A History – 2nd Edition by Michael White – Book Review
Michael White produced the first edition of his work back in 1992.
The Forgotten Rising Sons by Andrew Johnston – Book Review
After more than 20 year’s Army service as a Military Police investigator, in retirement Johnston discovered a military event totally unknown to him. On Monday 21st of May 1945, a […]
Australian Light Horse – The Campaign in the Middle East, 1916−1918 by Phillip Bradley – Book Review
There are many books about the Light Horse campaigns in WW1, but this one has the advantage of including illustrations on almost every page, many of them being rarely-seen photographs […]
The Last 50 Miles – Australia and the End of the Great War by Adam Wakeling – Book Review
In early 1918 Germany was severely affected by the Allied naval blockade, the American Expeditionary Force became stronger by the month and the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires were visibly crumbling.
“In the Bag”: Prisoners of War 1915 – 1945 Conference
The one day conference held on 12 November 2016 brought together a fascinating series of presenters and as with all MHHV conferences revealed some information gems.
Fighting Monsters, An Intimate History of the Sandakan Tragedy by Richard W Braithwaite – Book Review
Dick Braithwaite was one of the six survivors of the Sandakan death marches of 1945. He died in 1986, and his son Richard Wallace Braithwaite, after a 40-year tirelessly researched […]
The Lost Diggers by Ross Coulhart – Book Review
Fully Revised and Expanded Edition of the Bestseller.
The Man Who Carried the Nation’s Grief – James Malcolm Lean MBE & The Great War Letters by Carol Rosenhain – Book Review
The extent of Australia’s casualties in the First World War is, I consider, grossly underestimated.
