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
Book Review – Dive! Australian Submariners at War by Mike Carlton
If you have read any of Mike Carlton’s other books on Australian Naval history then this review will be a very short and to the point.
Cyclone Tracy and the sinking of HMAS Arrow – 50 years on by Dr. Tom Lewis
It’s 50 years this Christmas since Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin, killing 66 people and destroying 90% of the city’s houses.
Killer Bees the story of the Australian Independent Companies and Commandos 1942-1945 – Dr. Gregory Blake
In the heart of wartime jungles, ‘The Killer Bees’, Australia’s elite soldiers, redefined warfare, shaping history in unconventional ways.
