Dogs of War – Guardians of the Battlefield: True Stories of Loyalty and Bravery with Nigel Allsopp – Video Presentation
These are the stories we rarely hear—the ones that stay with soldiers long after the war is over.
Video – Eleven Bats: A Story of Combat, Cricket and the SAS – Speaker: Harry Moffitt
Anthony ‘Harry’ Moffitt spent more than twenty years in the SAS. His decades of service and his multiple tours in East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan made him one of the […]
Sad joys on deployment by Greg Bruce – Book Review
Sad Joys on Deployment is the memoir of an orthopaedic surgeon1 in the Royal Australian Air Force Specialist Reserve (RAAFSR) who deployed overseas ten times on operations between 1995 and […]
Twenty years in Afghanistan – What did Australia achieve there, and what did we learn?
Events after 11 September 2001 saw the Middle East return to centre stage for Australia’s armed forces after repeated and sporadic commitments in northern Africa and the Middle East.
Niche Wars: Australia in Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001–2014 Edited by John Blaxland, Marcus Fielding, and Thea Gellerfy – Book Review
In addition to its availability as a free download, Niche Wars is unique for the breadth of its authors’ expertise—a blending of strategic, operational, and tactical insights and a frankness […]
Summary – ‘Niche Wars: Australia in Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001-2014’ Speaker: Professor John Blaxland
Professor Blaxland opened his presentation to an audience of 31 explaining that the presentation and book about Niche Wars was the result of a conference run by MHHV in Brisbane.
Niche Wars Australia in Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001–2014 Edited by: John Blaxland, Marcus Fielding, Thea Gellerfy
Australia invoked the ANZUS Alliance following the Al Qaeda attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001.
Dealing with a Deadly Legacy – Aussie Soldiers Clearing Land Mines in Afghanistan by Marcus Fielding
In what is probably the most extraordinary and hazardous circumstances ever faced by Australian soldiers, ninety-two combat engineers helped to clear minefields in the midst of an ongoing civil war.
