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Holding the Line: Thermopylae, Brallos Pass, and the Making of Memory
The Shrine of Remembrance Birdwood Avenue, MelbourneIn April 1941, Australian and New Zealand troops fought a series of desperate delaying actions during the Allied withdrawal through Greece. At Thermopylae and nearby Brallos Pass, they defended ground […]
2026 Robert O’Neill War Studies Lecture: The Transformative War: Australia in the war of 1939–45
China in the World Lotus Theatre, Building 88, ANU 188 Fellows Lane, CanberraAustralia's WWII contribution is overshadowed by the Anzac legend, but wartime economic mobilisation transformed the nation. Joan Beaumont delivers the 2026 Robert O'Neill Lecture. AWM, Second World War, 1939-1945 The […]
