‘Australia’s Vietnam: Myth vs History’ – Dr Mark Dapin
In opening, Dr Dapin quipped, to an audience of 30, that his father fought the Korean War from the Sherwood Forest and then from Germany while doing UK national service […]
Clash of the Gods of War: Australian Artillery and the Firepower Lessons of the Great War – Book Review
From having just three field batteries in 1913, Australian artillery had increased by 1918 to number 1200 guns on the Western Front.
Mandatory Military Minors
‘In 1911 Australia became the first modern English-speaking country to demand universal and mandatory military training in times of peace; for 12- to 18-year-old boys. Caulfield Grammar School with its […]
Right man, right place, worst time: Commander Eric Feldt, his life and his coastwatchers by Betty Lee – Book Review
This is a biography of an Australian hero of the Pacific War, Commander Eric Augustas Feldt, OBE, RAN. Feldt’s diverse experiences qualified him superbly for the challenge of setting up […]
Major Gus Ebeling DSO: A Controversial Citizen and Soldier
Gustav Adolph (Gus) Ebeling was born at Percydale in the Pyrenees Ranges of the central Victorian goldfields on 5 March 1871.
Rowville’s Italian prisoners of war
In March 1946, the war was over.
Horrie the war dog: the story of Australia’s most famous dog by Roland Perry – Book Review
This book is a re-telling of the story of Horrie, a stray Egyptian Terrier puppy, who was befriended in the Libyan desert by members of the Signals Platoon of the […]
Imperial Regiments on Victorian service (1837-1870)
With the declaration of peace with Russia in April. 1856, the tension in military affairs was relaxed, but the erection of the Victoria Barracks and the two batteries for harbour […]
