Game of Dominoes: Australia’s Security and the Cold War 1947-1991
Australia’s involvement in Asia in particular, arising from its part in the ANZUS treaty of 1951 and in SEATO from 1954 was examined – its role in the Malayan Emergency, […]
1943 – Australia and the Pacific War; The Tide Turns
The fourth year of World War 2 saw the German Army suffer its first major defeat at Stalingrad, and an Allied victory in North Africa enabled an invasion of Italy […]
Defending Australia and its Interests: Continuity and Change.
MHHV Seminar 18 October 2019 ANZAC House Collins St Melbourne.
Aftermath: Australia after the Great War. MHHV Conference 6 April 2019
The conference of around 45 attendees was opened by convenor Lieutenant Colonel Michael Buckridge followed by the welcome by Major General Jim Barry.
Armistice Centenary Presentation by Professor Geoffrey Blainey, AC
Military History and Heritage Victoria in association with the Athenaeum Club hosted an Armistice Centenary Luncheon to 150 guests by followed by an engaging presentation by Professor Geoffrey Blainey, AC.
Masters of War: The AIF in France 1918
At the beginning of 1918, three years of fighting and destruction had failed to produce any clear result on the Western Front.
Busting Beersheba: Australians in the Campaign to defeat the Ottoman Empire
As Patron of MHHV it is my privilege to offer my thoughts on what I considered was an excellent conference.
War in the Sand Pit: #WISP17
Perspectives and Lessons from Australia’s War in Afghanistan and Iraq 2001-2014 – Summary of the conference.
