How to further recognise Australian naval heroes
Australia’s naval heroes have not received the attention they deserved since the formation of the Royal Australian Navy, over more than a century ago.
The Bloody Beachheads: The Battles of Gona, Buna and Sanananda – One Day Conference Papers
The Battle for the Beachheads, as it became known, followed the Kokoda Campaign and lasted around two months from mid-November 1942 to mid-January 1943.
New Book Release – The Yachties Australian Volunteers in the Royal Navy 1940–45 by Janet Roberts Billett
The ‘Yachties’ is a unique saga of exceptional valour displayed by Australian volunteers who served in World War II as officers with the Royal Navy.
Lost Women of Rabaul by Rod Miller – Book Review
Lost Women of Rabaul is author Rod Miller’s first publication, and comes after 11 years of research into this subject, plus the associated tragic story of the Montevideo Maru in […]
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.
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 […]
