Anzac Day then and now edited by Tom Frame – Book Review
Published on the centenary of the first Anzac Day in 1916, Anzac Day Then and Now is a collection of perspectives on Anzac Day from contributors who were asked to […]
Preserving our proud heritage: the customs and traditions of the Australian Army by Leslie Terrett and Stephen Taubert
Preserving Our Proud Heritage is a well-researched and magnificently presented large-format book that serves as both an authoritative reference and an attractive ‘coffee table’ display.
Anzac to Afghanistan: The History of the 3rd Brigade by Glenn Wahlert – Book Review
As the first Australian soldiers to land at Anzac Cove on 25 April 1915 and among the last to serve in Afghanistan 100 years later, the men and women of […]
A Hot Cold War: Korea 1950-1953
Conference roundup – MHHV Conference on Saturday 21 November 2015
The Fighter by Paul Warren with Jeff Apter – Book Review
In 2009 Private Paul Warren deployed with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, to Afghanistan. One month after he arrived in Afghanistan he was on patrol in the Baluchi […]
Major General Harold Edward Elliott, CB, CMG, DSO, DCM, VD.
Harold Edward (Pompey) Elliott (1878-1931), soldier, lawyer and politician, was born on 19th June 1878 at West Charlton, Victoria, son of Thomas Elliott, farmer, and his wife Helen, née Janvrin.
The Great Debate: Conscription and National Service 1912-1972
This one day conference examined the history, politics, controversy and experience around the periods in Australian history when compulsory military service was introduced.
The August Offensive
After three long months of stalemate on the Gallipoli peninsula thousands had died in fighting and many more had been wounded.
