Savage continent: Europe in the aftermath of World War II by Keith Lowe – Book Review
Savage Continent is a deeply harrowing account of Europe as a continent reeling from the impacts and consequences of World War II.
Armenia, Australia & the Great War by Vicken Babkenian & Peter Stanley – Book Review
Ottoman authorities arrested and deported 230 Armenian political, religious, educational and intellectual leaders in Constantinople 500km east to Angora (now Ankara) on the eve of the ANZAC landing on Gallipoli.
Codename Suzette – An extraordinary story of resistance and rescue in Nazi Paris by Anne Nelson – Book Review
in the histories of the Occupation. Subtitled ‘An extraordinary story of resistance and rescue in Nazi Paris’ this is the result of her search for Suzanne’s story.
Australians on the Western Front 1918 Volume 1 Resisting the German Offensive by David W Cameron – Book Review
David Cameron has produced a monumentally detailed and documented account of the battles fought by Australian troops between the 21st March and 25th April 1918.
Legends of War: the AIF in France 1918 by Pat Beale – Book Review
This short book is the product of Pat Beale’s interest in the Australian Imperial Force’s (AIF’s) performance in the First World War in Europe.
John Curtin’s War – The coming of war in the Pacific, and reinventing Australia Vol 1 by John Edwards – Book Review
What was the purpose of the book? John Curtin’s War is an examination of events about ‘an obscure politician from Perth’ (p. 321) who had left school at fourteen, was […]
Training for War – The History of Headquarters 1st Division 1914-2014 by Michael Tyquin – Book Review
Most Australian Army unit histories are based on units: infantry battalion, artillery regiments, engineer squadrons and the like.
War Beyond Words – Languages of Remembrance from the Great War to the Present by Jay Winter – Book Review
Jay Winter is Charles J Stille Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University.
