The Western Front Diaries of Charles Bean edited by Peter Burness – Book Review
Charles Bean plays the one of the chief roles in Australian understanding of the First World War.
Our Corner of the Somme Australia at Villers-Bretonneux by Romain Fathi – Book Review
This is a doctoral work that examines every aspect of the ‘Australian – French connection’ that is Villers-Bretonneux’.
Australia’s first spies: the remarkable story of Australia’s intelligence operations, 1901-45 by John Fahey – Book Review
This impressively researched book deals with the origins and development of Australia’s intelligence services from Federation to 1945.
The unit guide: the Australian Army 1939-1945 by Graham McKenzie-Smith – Book Review
Over 725,000 Australian men and women joined the Australian Army in World War II and served in one or more of the 5700 separate units which were formed in the […]
A Guide to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission by Peter Francis (Ed) – Book Review
While most of us are aware that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cares for the graves of Australian and other servicemen and women, few are likely to be fully […]
Australians on the Western Front 1918 – Volume 2 Spearheading the Great British Offensive by David W Cameron – Book Review
After reading (and reviewing) David Cameron’s Australians on the Western Front 1918 Vol 1, my expectations of Vol 2 were more than realized.
Serving in Silence? Australian LGBT Servicemen and Women by Noah Riseman / Shirleene Robinson / Graham Willett – Book Review
This is a collection of life stories of men and women from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities who are serving or have served in the various branches […]
The Lost Battalions A battle that could not be won. An island that could not be defended. An ally who could not be trusted by Tom Gilling – Book Review
Tom Gilling is best known for his books on what the booksellers refer to as ‘True Crime’ in Australia.
