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.
Widening Minds – The University of New South Wales and the education of Australia’s defence leaders by Tom Frame – Book Review
The partnership between the service colleges and the University of New South Wales has been long and productive.
Traitors: how Australia and its Allies betrayed our ANZACs and let Nazi and Japanese war criminals go free – by Frank Walker – Book Review
This book is a collection of stories from the Second World War that centre around the themes of war crimes and acts of moral ambiguity.
The first Nazi: Erich Ludendorff – the man who made Hitler possible by Will Brownell and Denise Drace-Brownell with Alex Rovt – Book Review
General Erich Ludendorff was one of the most important military individuals of the last century, yet today, he is one of the least known.
The culture of war by Martin van Creveld – Book Review
A controversial but respected scholar, Martin van Creveld is the author of 17 books on military history and strategy of which Supplying War: Logistics from Wallenstein to Patton (1977), Command […]
