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

Feb
2
Taste of Combat – The evolution of military food
The Shrine of Remembrance
February 2 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Feb
2
Beyond Kokoda
The Shrine of Remembrance
February 2 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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

Serbian commemorative stamps commemorating Australian medical volunteers in World War One

In 2023, the Australian Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, had one of my books translated into Serbian and published jointly with the Serbian Institute for the Newer History of Serbia.

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, […]