Defending Australia and its Interests: Continuity and Change.
MHHV Seminar 18 October 2019 ANZAC House Collins St Melbourne.
MHHV Seminar 18 October 2019 ANZAC House Collins St Melbourne.
The conference of around 45 attendees was opened by convenor Lieutenant Colonel Michael Buckridge followed by the welcome by Major General Jim Barry.
Military History and Heritage Victoria in association with the Athenaeum Club hosted an Armistice Centenary Luncheon to 150 guests by followed by an engaging presentation by Professor Geoffrey Blainey, AC.
At the beginning of 1918, three years of fighting and destruction had failed to produce any clear result on the Western Front.
As Patron of MHHV it is my privilege to offer my thoughts on what I considered was an excellent conference.
Perspectives and Lessons from Australia’s War in Afghanistan and Iraq 2001-2014 – Summary of the conference.
The one day conference held on 12 November 2016 brought together a fascinating series of presenters and as with all MHHV conferences revealed some information gems.
In early 1942 the Japanese set their sights on capturing Papua and New Guinea.