RESOLUTE- The Australian Air War in Burma 1942 – 1945 by Andrew Kilsby & Daryl Moran – Book Review
For some time, the Burma Campaign was overlooked, and largely forgotten, as was the contribution of the participating RAAF aircrew.
Australia’s Coastal War by Tom Lewis – Book Review by Peter Williams
New book describes all WWII enemy action around Australia.
Untold stories of Australians in Operation Market Garden (17-25 September 1944)
Historian Mat McLachlan shares Untold stories of Australians in Operation Market Garden (17-25 September 1944). And what to see today visiting the battlefields of Operation Market Garden
1945: The Reckoning: Presented by Phil Craig – Video
Phil explores two stories from the final year of the war that carry great Australia interest, stories that highlight what he calls the ‘imperial muscle memory’ which makes British policy […]
The Submarine Pens of Bordeaux
I was fortunate recently to be in Bordeaux, France, and to visit one of the few remaining WWII submarine pens in the world.
Under the Same Moon: An Australian battalion at war and a family at home – With Peter Mitchell – Video
Under the same Moon intricately weaves together the lives of a family, their sons, and the men of the battalion they join, all set against the backdrop of a bygone […]
Blamey – From Gallipoli to Kokoda: The story of Australia’s greatest general by Brent Taylor
General Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander-in-Chief of Australian Military Forces during World War II, was our highest-ranking soldier and arguably our most controversial.
Menace at Home – Australia Under Attack 1939-1945. One-Day Conference
Major-General Jim Barry AM, MBE, RFD, ED (Rtd), MHHV Patron, opened the conference by noting that when Professor Geoffery Blainey had presided over the inception of the MHHV he had […]
