Our Forgotten Volunteers: Australians and New Zealanders with Serbs in World War One by Bojan Pajic – Book Review
Australians and New Zealanders tend to focus on Gallipoli and the Western Front when addressing land battles of the Great War.
William Holmes: The Soldiers’ General by Geoffrey Travers – Book Review
The opportunity to review a biography of Major General William Holmes in this journal is welcome, since he is in the top rank of leaders who shaped the military history of New South Wales.
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.
Right man, right place, worst time: Commander Eric Feldt, his life and his coastwatchers by Betty Lee – Book Review
This is a biography of an Australian hero of the Pacific War, Commander Eric Augustas Feldt, OBE, RAN. Feldt’s diverse experiences qualified him superbly for the challenge of setting up and maintaining a coast watch service in the critical early period of the Pacific War.
Horrie the war dog: the story of Australia’s most famous dog by Roland Perry – Book Review
This book is a re-telling of the story of Horrie, a stray Egyptian Terrier puppy, who was befriended in the Libyan desert by members of the Signals Platoon of the 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion, 6th Division, Australian Imperial Force, in 1941.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind The RAN’s role, Vietnam, 1965 – 1972 Second Edition by John R Carroll – Book Review
Recognition of the RAN contribution to the Australian involvement in Vietnam between 1965 and 1972 is usually limited to naval gunfire support provided by destroyers with only a passing reference to logistic support by HMAS Sydney.
The Thousand Doors Australian Doctors at War Vol 4, The Middle East and Far East 1939 – 1942 by Colonel Robert Likeman – Book Review
This book is Volume Four in ‘The Australian Doctors at War Series’ and contains over 700 short biographies of medical officers involved in Australian Army campaigns in the period 1939-1942.
The Submarine Six Australian Naval Heroes – Tom Lewis – Book Review
In the last three decades the Royal Australian Navy has moved from naming its ships and boats after Australian cities and towns and used them to honour its members who were naval heroes.
