A Wintery Tale: The Italian Campaign of World War 2
Not a lot has ever been written, or said, in Australia about the long and bitter campaign conducted against the Axis (mostly German) forces in Italy during the Second World […]
Libyan Conflict – Then and Now
It’s the geography that counts (among other things) The present conflict for the control of Libya seems to have reached a stalemate…
Victoria and Australian Naval Developments, 1901-1922
At Federation, the former colony that had most to contribute to the Commonwealth Naval Forces which came into being on 1 March 1901 was Victoria.
The Bahia Castillo affair – 1919
During research for ‘An Industrial Invasion’, I came across the story of about 6000 Australian civilian men who volunteered to go and work in British factories during WWI an effort […]
A “Special” Halifax Bomber Crew
On the night of 27/28 April 1944, flying from the secret RAF Tempsford Airfield in England a Mark V-LL356 NFU Halifax bomber of No. 138 ‘Special Duties’ (SD) Squadron carrying […]
The Real Sullivans
Surely you remember the television series The Sullivans? If you do you may not realize that the name was based on two real life characters. A close look at Dave […]
Black Men in the Victorian Naval Forces
The Victorian Navy came into being in 1855 when Her Majesty’s Colonial Ship (HMCS) Victoria was manned for the delivery voyage to Australia. This article just scratches the surface of […]
The Other Charge at the Nek
The aftermath of the Turkish attack on the 3rd Light Horse Brigade positions at Russell’s Top, Gallipoli, 29th -30th June 1915. The Turkish assault on the 3rd LH Brigade positions […]
