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.
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.
Australians on the Western Front 1918 Volume One: Resisting the Great German Offensive by David W. Cameron – Book Review
In Australians on the Western Front 1918 Volume 1, the first in a two-part series, David Cameron tells the extraordinary story of Australian troops on the Western Front in March […]
The Great War & the Middle East by Rob Johnson – Book Review
There have been a number of publications on the various First World War Middle Eastern campaigns, but Johnson has, in examining the period from 1907 to 1923, brought every element […]
At Any Price – The Anzacs in the Battle of Messines 1917 by Craig Deayton – Book Review
These two companion volumes come from the Army History Unit (AHU) and continue its important tradition of producing well-researched works on key Australian battles.
The Conscription Conflict and the Great War edited by Robin Archer – Book Review
As the centenary of the Great War has been observed, there has been considerable writing outside the realm of sacrifice, heroism and bravery emerging to redress the existing imbalance.
“Monash & Chauvel: How Australia’s two greatest generals changed the course of world history” presentation by Roland Perry
The Pompey Elliott Memorial Hall was filled to capacity on Wednesday October 25 2017 as Professor Perry addressed a rapt audience of 80.
