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.
Traitors: how Australia and its Allies betrayed our ANZACs and let Nazi and Japanese war criminals go free – by Frank Walker – Book Review
This book is a collection of stories from the Second World War that centre around the themes of war crimes and acts of moral ambiguity.
A bit on the side: price fixing, rationing, profiteering and black markets in Australia and Britain, 1939-1945 by Michael Tyquin – Book Review
A Bit on the Side breaks new ground in this little known and understood aspect of Australia’s society during World War II.
Barney Greatrex – From Bomber Command to the French Resistance – The Stirring Story of an Australian Hero by Michael Veitch – Book Review
Michael Veitch is an accomplished author who has written an absorbing account about one Australian’s experiences in wartime.
The Naval War in the Baltic – 1939 – 1945 by Poul Groos – Book Review
Most naval histories of World War II say little about the Baltic, so this comprehensive book by Poul Grooss, published in Denmark in 2014 and translated into English in 2017, […]
Code Breakers – Inside the shadow world of signals intelligence in Australia's two Bletchley Parks by Craig Collie -Book Review
This is the story of people from many diverse backgrounds coming together in Melbourne and Queensland during the Pacific War from 1941 to 1945.
Hero or Deserter? Gordon Bennett and the Tragic Defeat of 8th Division by Roger Maynard – Book Review
Maynard has gone to great lengths to ensure he has written a well-balanced account of the exploits of the 8th Division and its commander from 1941 until 15th February 2017 […]
