Andrew Henley’s Logbook – with HMAS Melbourne I
A remarkable logbook came to light in mid-2018, after 100 years in private hands.
Australians on the Western Front 1918 Volume Two: Spearheading the great British offensive by David W. Cameron – Book Review
In this, the second in a two-volume series, Cameron tells the story of Australian troops on the Western Front from May to November 1918.
“The fight to recover and honour the Australian dead at Fromelles” presented by Lambis Englezos
Lambis Englezos is a Greek-born, retired Art Teacher from Melbourne, with a “magnificent obsession” to find, recover, and honour Australia’s missing diggers from the Battle of Fromelles – an obsession […]
The last 100 days – the Australian road to victory in the First World War by Will Davies – Book Review
When the Allies launched an offensive in the Amiens sector on 8 August 1918, the outcome was far from assured; but in the next 100 days, success begat success until […]
Anzacs on the Western Front – The Australian War Memorial Battlefield Guide (100th Anniversary Edition) by Peter Pederson with Chris Roberts – Book Review
What makes a good battlefield guide?
Pompey Elliott at War In his own words – Ross McMullin – Book Review
“You have to go along to get along” is a truth about large organisations which ‘Pompey’ Elliott understood well.
Heroes of Hamel by Stephen Dando-Collins – Book Review
This book is both fascinating and peculiar.
The guns of August 1918: the Allied counter-offensive in the Somme Sector
The German Spring Offensive, which began with Operation Michael in March 1918, had culminated by the Second Battle of the Marne in mid-July 1918.
