The Infamy that is War- World War One’s Enduring Legacy By Tony Jones – Book Review
The war of 1914-18 was the greatest blood-letting man had perpetrated on his own species to this point in recorded history.
Empire’s Noble Son by Daryl Moran PhD – Book Review
Nobility Sanctified In Moran’s Worthy Tribute.
Les Knight Australia’s Dambuster
Les Knight, a young man from Camberwell, Victoria was like many who joined to serve his country during the Second World War.
Turning Point – The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 by Michael Veitch – Book Review
Michael Veitch begins this book with the assertion that “there was no inevitability to the Japanese defeat at Milne Bay” and goes on to analyse and bring to life the […]
“‘Dead, mangled bodies, blood, guts and mud’: The Medical War in Papua 1942” presentation by Dr Jan McLeod
To an audience of around 30, Dr McLeod stated that among the many military histories written about World War II, the Australian Army’s field ambulance men have seldom been mentioned.
Royal Australian Navy Submarines By Dr J K Haken
While elementary under sea craft have been reported for centuries, the first military use considered successful was during the American Civil War. A Union warship was sunk by a Confederate […]
Dear Grandpa, Why? Reflections from Kokoda to Hiroshima by John L Read – Book Review
This is a gem of a book.
Only One Place: A man, a family, a war and a homecoming … an Australian story of virtue and renewal by Robyn Whinfield – Book Review
In the last few years a group of dedicated authors have published annotated transcriptions of diaries and letters of soldier who served in the First World War.
