Valour and Violets – South Australia in the Great War by Robert Kearney and Sharon Cleary – Book Review
This is a large, lavish and very well illustrated account of the part that South Australians played in the First World War.
Fighting the Kaiserreich – Australia’s epic within the Great War by Bruce Gaunson – Book Review
Dr Bruce Gaunson gives readers a rich new approach to World War I, by combining two great narratives: the vast war itself and the saga of Australia’s volunteer forces.
Armistice Centenary Presentation by Professor Geoffrey Blainey, AC
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.
Monash’s Masterpiece – The Battle of Le Hamel and the 93 Minutes that Changed the World by Peter FitzSimons – Book Review
The Peter FitzSimons caravan rolls on!
Desert Anzacs: the under-told story of the Sinai Palestine campaign, 1916-1918 by Neil Dearberg – Book Review
The stories of the ANZACs at Gallipoli, and the Australian Corps on the Western Front are well known, but the story of the ANZACs who fought in Sinai and Palestine […]
“Savige Legacy” presentation by Roland Perry
At the Pompey Elliott Memorial Hall Wednesday September 19, 2018 to a group of around 25.
The Unit Guide – The Australian Army 1939 – 1945 by Graham R McKenzie-Smith – Book Review
This monumental reference work is a labour of love carried out by the author over 35 years.
The Commando – The life and death of Cameron Baird, VC, MG by Ben Mckelvey – Book Review
Written posthumously about the life of Corporal Cameron Baird (1981-2013), this book aims to provide a snapshot of the Australian man behind his well-known heroics as a soldier.
