Turning Point – The Battle for Milne Bay 1942 by Michael Veitch – Book Review
Michael Veitch begins this book with the assertion that “there was no inevitability to the Japanese defeat at Milne Bay” and goes on to analyse and bring to life the […]
Michael Veitch begins this book with the assertion that “there was no inevitability to the Japanese defeat at Milne Bay” and goes on to analyse and bring to life the […]
To an audience of around 30, Dr McLeod stated that among the many military histories written about World War II, the Australian Army’s field ambulance men have seldom been mentioned.
While elementary under sea craft have been reported for centuries, the first military use considered successful was during the American Civil War. A Union warship was sunk by a Confederate […]
This is a gem of a book.
In the last few years a group of dedicated authors have published annotated transcriptions of diaries and letters of soldier who served in the First World War.
Charles Bean plays the one of the chief roles in Australian understanding of the First World War.
This is a doctoral work that examines every aspect of the ‘Australian – French connection’ that is Villers-Bretonneux’.
This impressively researched book deals with the origins and development of Australia’s intelligence services from Federation to 1945.