Negotiating tensions – Examining how Australia has gone to war
At first sight, the title of David Horner’s new book, The War Game, is an uncharacteristically flippant reference by a serious historian to a deadly serious business.
Video – The War Game: Australian War Leadership from Gallipoli to Iraq’ – Speaker: David Horner
Committing the nation to war is the gravest decision its leaders can make.
Neil Churches’ The Greatest Escape – A Review
It is over 80 years since the Greek campaign of 1941 yet important firsthand accounts of the campaign continue to emerge.
How the Coastwatchers Turned the Tide of the Pacific War
Australian Coastwatchers brought the tide of Japanese invasive successes to a shuddering halt when two coastwatchers spotted and reported an invasion fleet of 5,500 Japanese troops sailing south.
‘The Scrap Iron Flotilla’ presentation with Mike Carlton
When war broke out in the Northern Hemisphere in 1939, the British called upon their Australian allies for support.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Traill DSO, MC
John Charles Merriman Traill was born on 24 January 1880 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of George William Traill, book-keeper, and his wife Phoebe Marshall (née Trew).
After the Blood Cools: The Warrior’s Dilemma by Gary McKay, MC – Book Review
Gary McKay is a former Australian Army officer who served as a platoon commander with the 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment during the Vietnam War.
The Scrap Iron Flotilla By Mike Carlton – Book Review
At the outbreak of war in 1939, the British asked Australia for help and it was, over time, given willingly and in quantity but one of its earliest contributions was […]
