Military History & Heritage Victoria
Military history and heritage are an important part of Australia’s national story. MHHV aims to encourage interest in Australian military history and heritage in all of its forms; to develop and engage in activities related to its research, preservation, promotion, education and commemoration; promote cooperation within the military history and heritage community and advance the interests of its members in the community at large.
What’s Coming Up
Latest News
A word from the MHHV President, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Buckridge RFD
The Annual General Meeting of MHHV was held last Wednesday 4th September 2024. You can see the names of the new and continuing office bearers on the “About us” page […]
Game of Dominoes: Australia’s Security and the Cold War 1947-1991
Australia’s involvement in Asia in particular, arising from its part in the ANZUS treaty of 1951 and in SEATO from 1954 was examined – its role in the Malayan Emergency, […]
Defenders of the Queen: Imperial and Colonial Defence 1850 – 1901
In this conference, historians and experts on the era presented on both the strategic and the tactical.
Latest Articles
From Vietnam Nasho to Catching School Crooks by Colin O’Neill – Book Review
Hot off the presses is this honest account of life growing up through some of the most turbulent years of the 20th century.
The Australians Who Captured Rommel’s Intelligence Unit, Company 621
Though the North African campaigns of World War 2 have a reputation for mainly being fought by tanks, both sides relied as much on spying as they did on cold, […]
In the Fight: Australians and the War in Burma 1942-1945 – Conference
Australians were involved in the longest campaign of WWII, in Burma, in what was called ‘a forgotten war’.
