Battle of Messines (7-9 June 1917) changed Australian military strategy forever
At 3:10am on 7 June,1917 in Flanders, Belgium, the ground erupted with the force of an earthquake as 19 massive explosions tore through the German lines.
Did a Naval Coastwatcher send an ignored warning of the first aid raid on Darwin?
It is asserted by many that there was a second warning given to Darwin of the incoming air raid of 19th February 1942.
How they fought: Indigenous tactics and weaponry of Australia’s Frontier Wars – Book Review
This is an excellent and much needed book.
The Chipilly Six – Speaker – Lucas Jordan – Video
The Chipilly Six were extraordinary men in extraordinary times.
Visit to Serbia for Anzac Day 2023
At the invitation of the Australian Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, Kathy Hancock, Richard Cooke and Bojan Pajić participated in the Anzac Day ceremony at the British war cemetery section of […]
(Papers now available) Greek Campaign Honoured at Major Military History Conference in Melbourne
The Greek campaign of 1941 recently featured in a major military history conference held in Melbourne.
An interesting point: a history of military aviation at Point Cook by Steve Campbell-Wright – Book Review
On Sunday, 1 March 1914, a Bristol Boxkite aircraft flown by Lieutenant Eric Harrison, took to the skies over Point Cook, Victoria, marking the first flight by a military aircraft […]
Fort Nepean – Understanding the trace – Part 3: Point Nepean Battery Development – 1885-1887
Following his arrival in London in late 1884, and understanding that Russian warships armed with highly effective Krupp guns were likely to be the principal foe of the Australian colonies, […]
