Australia’s First Spies – The remarkable story of Australia’s intelligence operations, 1901-45 John Fahey – Book Review
This is a rather unsatisfying book.
Pine Gap – The inside story of the NSA in Australia by David Rosenberg – Book Review
Originally published in 2011 as Inside Pine Gap, the release of this work has coincided with the 2018 TV mini-series for which Rosenberg was the technical and creative consultant.
The Infamy that is War- World War One’s Enduring Legacy By Tony Jones – Book Review
The war of 1914-18 was the greatest blood-letting man had perpetrated on his own species to this point in recorded history.
Royal Australian Navy Submarines By Dr J K Haken
While elementary under sea craft have been reported for centuries, the first military use considered successful was during the American Civil War. A Union warship was sunk by a Confederate […]
Only One Place: A man, a family, a war and a homecoming … an Australian story of virtue and renewal by Robyn Whinfield – Book Review
In the last few years a group of dedicated authors have published annotated transcriptions of diaries and letters of soldier who served in the First World War.
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.
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.
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 […]
