Desert Diggers – David Mitchelhill-Green – Book Review
I enjoyed reading this book as the author has managed to achieve something which is very difficult, namely, to seamlessly combine brief excerpts from a large number of letters with […]
Battlefield Trekking Guide to Timor Leste – By Jim Truscott
World War Two, the Independence War and United Nations Operations.
The Sinking of HMAS Sydney: How sailors lived, fought and died in Australia’s greatest naval disaster – Book Review
Before the discovery of the wreckage of HMAS Sydney (II) was found off Carnarvon in WA in 2008 many books were written about the sinking of the RAN’s light cruiser.
The confused identity of the Japanese submarine aircraft that overflew Sydney
In mid-1942 Sydney Harbour was attacked by a midget submarine raid.
1943 – Australia and the Pacific War; The Tide Turns
The fourth year of World War 2 saw the German Army suffer its first major defeat at Stalingrad, and an Allied victory in North Africa enabled an invasion of Italy […]
The lost ships and men of the Navy
An oft-repeated suggestion concerning Australia’s military history is that there is only one remaining warship not yet located of those sunk in World War II. But how true is that?
Hitler’s War in Africa 1941 – 1942 by David Mitchelhill-Green – Book Review
The Libyan Desert campaign was fought 80 years ago and may be almost forgotten.
Defending Homer’s Wine dark Sea – The Royal Australian Navy in the defence of Greece 1940-41 – A Review
Every Anzac Day Australians and Hellenes remember the periods in history when our two nations were bonded together in the dark days of war.
