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…from the Korean and Vietnam wars. Picture: Aaron Francis Source: News Corp Australia Bourke is dying. Every hour is a bonus. He understands death and grief better than most. He…
…from the Korean and Vietnam wars. Picture: Aaron Francis Source: News Corp Australia Bourke is dying. Every hour is a bonus. He understands death and grief better than most. He…
…to. Wars occur in a political and historical context. Keynote speaker Cameron Forbes (Author: The Korea War: Australia in the Playground of Giants) gave a necessary overview, including insights into…
…range of warship in self-protection, as they were permitted to do. Victorian naval units had been involved in the Maori Wars, the Sudan War and most recently in suppression of…
…after the two world wars. Some 520 Australians were killed and 3,000 wounded. The Australian force included all services. Its origin arose from the turmoil of de-colonisation and the cold…
…fighting “other countries’ wars.” It is usually believed Australia fought in Vietnam only at the request of the Americans and then only because the US provided a defence insurance policy….
…could report on them subject to censorship by the Australian Defence Force. Unlike earlier wars, Australia’s involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has received little day-to-day reporting and less serious attempts…
…totals of the Boer, Korean and Vietnam Wars put together. This little known disaster arose from the worst excesses of British Command and was little known because it was covered…
…out above all others. It is a minor action fought by one RAN warship against an overwhelming enemy force. An action that perhaps should not have been fought but could…