The experience of Australian prisoners of war captured in the Great War has been far less written about than those of the Second World War.
This volume completes a ‘trilogy’ now held by the Royal United Services Institute – Vic Library.
This modern classic, by journalist and military historian Gwynne Dyer, is a most compelling analysis of the history and psychology of armed conflict through the ages.
The village of Kagi nestled high in the mountains half-way along the Kokoda Track is home to a devout community of Seventh-Day Adventists and subsistence farmers.
To set the scene, Michael began with a short video of interviews of family members of VC recipients taken while he was researching the book.
The conference of around 45 attendees was opened by convenor Lieutenant Colonel Michael Buckridge followed by the welcome by Major General Jim Barry.
In his foreword to this book, the Director of the Australian War Memorial, Dr Brendan Nelson, describes this volume as ‘a detailed look at an intriguing man’.
Before Federation, colonial naval officers were recognised for steadfastness and courage while serving in South Africa and China.
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