Honouring the Service of Australia’s Naval Men and Women
Before Federation, colonial naval officers were recognised for steadfastness and courage while serving in South Africa and China.
The Victoria Cross Australia Remembers – Book review
This lavishly produced book is both an illustrated account of Australia’s Victoria Cross winners and a fund-raising vehicle for that worthy cause, the TPIS (Totally and Permanently Incapacitated Ex-Servicemen & […]
The Commando – The life and death of Cameron Baird, VC, MG by Ben Mckelvey – Book Review
Written posthumously about the life of Corporal Cameron Baird (1981-2013), this book aims to provide a snapshot of the Australian man behind his well-known heroics as a soldier.
No Front Line – Australia’s Special Forces at War in Afghanistan by Chris Masters – Book Review
This long book – 594 pages – deals with Australia’s war in Afghanistan from October 2001 to July 2012. During this time the author was attached to those forces and […]
Shadow wars: the secret struggle for the Middle East by Christopher Davidson – Book Review
In conversations over raki with my ‘middle eastern’ friends, the topic sometimes turns to how the West is seeking to destabilise the region and prevent it from realising the peace […]
Directorate S: the C.I.A. and America’s secret wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2001-2016 by Steve Coll – Book Review
The title of this book does not do its significant contents justice.
Training for War – The History of Headquarters 1st Division 1914-2014 by Michael Tyquin – Book Review
Most Australian Army unit histories are based on units: infantry battalion, artillery regiments, engineer squadrons and the like.
War Beyond Words – Languages of Remembrance from the Great War to the Present by Jay Winter – Book Review
Jay Winter is Charles J Stille Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University.
