Clash of the Gods of War: Australian Artillery and the Firepower Lessons of the Great War – Book Review
From having just three field batteries in 1913, Australian artillery had increased by 1918 to number 1200 guns on the Western Front.
Evacuation – part of legend
In early December 1915, 85,000 men, 5000 animals, 200 guns, and multiple stores and ammunition crowded Anzac Cove and Suvla Bay in Gallipoli to start the phased evacuation, and by […]
The CMF and the Vietnam War
In the period leading up to Australia’s involvement in Vietnam, the Citizen Military Forces (CMF) [today’s Army Reserve] in Australia was a reasonably strong and viable force, with a mixture […]
Men of ANGAU – A History of the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit by Lieutenant Colonel Neil C. Smith, AM Retd
ANGAU – the Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit, or ‘Angow’ as it was commonly referred to, was the largest and most diverse Australian Military Force unit in World War Two.
In Honour of War Heroes: Colin St Clair Oakes and the Design of Kranji War Memorial by Athanasios Tsakonas
In Honour of War Heroes: Colin St Clair Oakes and the Design of Kranji War Memorial.
Radio Girl – The story of the extraordinary Mrs Mac, pioneering engineer and wartime legend By David Dufty – Book Review
This little known story grabbed David Dufty’s attention from the moment he discovered Mrs Mac aka Florence Violet McKenzie (nee Wallace) during his research for an earlier book The Secret […]
The Long Search for Peace Observer Missions and Beyond, 1947–2006 [The Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post-Cold War Operations Vol 1 by Peter Londey, Rhys Crawley and David Horner – Book Review
The Official History of Australian Peacekeeping, Humanitarian and Post-Cold War Operations is a six-volume project under the general editorship of Professor David Horner, published by Cambridge University Press and covers […]
Captain Ross Smith and Bristol Fighter B1229
This is an account of the wartime flying by Captain Ross Smith and Bristol Fighter B1229.
