From the Top of the Hill – Finding Private Jack Peoples, 4288, 58th Battalion
The following is the introduction given by Kevin Peoples at the launch of his book on his Uncle Jack.
South Channel Fort – Part 2 (1883 -1893) by Keith Quinton
The second ‘Report on the Defences of Victoria’ presented in March, 1879, motivated the Victorian government into immediately implementing an integrated system of gunboats, fortifications, and submarine minefields to defend […]
South Channel Fort – Part 1 (1876 -1882) by Keith Quinton
In 1860 the Victorian Colony sought advice on suitable defences to protect Port Phillip from naval attack. An expert fortress engineer, Captain Peter Scratchley R.E., was assigned by the UK […]
A New Generation Of Remembrance By Kate Mani
It’s 9pm but the setting sun shows no sign of repose as it beams down across the vast wheat fields of Fromelles.
Dying for the Truth – The Concise History of Frontline War Reporting by Paul Moorcraft – Book Review
Paul Moorcroft is a writer with four decades of experience in the subject matter covered in Dying for the Truth.
The Lightning Keepers – The AIF’s Alphabet Company in the Great War by Damien Finlayson – Book Review
It was entirely appropriate that the AE&MM&BC should be commonly known as the ‘Alphabet’ Company in the Great War rather than the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company.
Air Battle for Burma Allied Pilots’ Fight for Supremacy by Bryn Evans – Book Review
Bryn Evans is an Australian author and management consultant that writes extensively across a wide range of categories, including military history, travel, and business management.
A Matter of Honour Being the history of the 5th Contingent, Victorian Mounted Rifles in the Boer War, 1901-1902 by Dr Robin Droogleever – Book Review
Dr Robin Droogleever is a founding member of the Anglo Boer War Study Group and has been its President for more than two decades.
