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SUMMARY:Holding the Line: Thermopylae\, Brallos Pass\, and the Making of Memory
DESCRIPTION:In April 1941\, Australian and New Zealand troops fought a series of desperate delaying actions during the Allied withdrawal through Greece. \n \nAt Thermopylae and nearby Brallos Pass\, they defended ground already indelibly associated with one of the most famous last stands of the ancient world. \nBut what happens to a battle after the fighting ends? Who remembers it\, how is its story passed on\, and why do some places and events acquire meanings that endure across generations? \nJoin the Shrine for a special afternoon exploring the history and legacy of the 1941 Greek campaign through the intertwined themes of battle\, memory and commemoration. \nChaired by Spartans & Anzacs curator Neil Sharkey\, the conversation brings together Associate Professor Bart Ziino\, historian of Australians at war and the ways war has been remembered; Associate Professor Sarah Midford\, whose research explores classical antiquity\, Australian war commemoration and national identity; and representatives of the 2/2nd Field Regiment Association\, whose work has helped recover and preserve the story of the Regiment and its service in Greece. \nTogether\, they will explore the fighting at Thermopylae and Brallos Pass\, the powerful legacy of the ancient Spartan story\, and the ways veterans\, descendants\, historians and communities have carried the memory of these events forward. \nThe program includes the Spartans & Anzacs exhibition audiovisual presentation\, audience Q&A and refreshments\, followed by a curator-led visit to the exhibition with Neil Sharkey. \nGuests are also invited to attend a memorial service at 1pm in the Shrine Sanctuary commemorating the Greek Campaigns of the Second World War 1940-41. \nFree for Shrine Friends. Enter your Friends discount code on checkout. \n$10.00\nDuration: 90 Minutes (approx.)
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/holding-the-line-thermopylae-brallos-pass-and-the-making-of-memory/
LOCATION:The Shrine of Remembrance\, Birdwood Avenue\, Melbourne\, 3000\, Australia
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SUMMARY:2026 Robert O'Neill War Studies Lecture: The Transformative War: Australia in the war of 1939–45
DESCRIPTION:Australia’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. \n\n \n\nAWM\, Second World War\, 1939-1945\nThe dominance of the Anzac legend in Australia’s political culture has tended to relegate World War II to a secondary place in national memory. So\, too\, has the ambiguity associated with the overseas operations of Australia’s defence forces in 1939–45. Some of these deployments can be explained only if we employ the insights of the psychology of decision making. Few can be claimed to have been decisive in the defeat of the Axis powers. But if we shift the focus towards the mobilisation of the post-Depression economy for war production\, and especially Australia’s support of US troops through Mutual Aid (Lend Lease)\, it is a different story. Domestically the war transformed Australia in a way that World War I never did. We cannot then fully understand Australia’s war unless the economic and financial narratives—never so popularly appealing but impressive and fundamental—are brought into the mainstream of the national military historiography.\nAgenda\n5-5:30PM – Reception\n5.30-7PM – Lecture & Q&A\nAbout the speaker\nJoan Beaumont is Professor Emerita in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre\, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs\, The Australian National University.  She is author of the prize-winning Broken Nation: Australians in the Great War (2013) and Australia’s Great Depression (2022). She is currently writing a comprehensive history of Australia in World War II\, which will complete her trilogy of what some might call Australia’s ‘long war’ from 1914-45. \nAbout the chair\nAssociate Professor Amy King is Head of the Coral Bell School’s Strategic & Defence Studies Centre located within the ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. She has published widely on China-Japan relations\, the economics-security nexus in Asia\, and the role of ideas in International Relations\, and currently leads a team researching China’s historical and contemporary role in shaping the international economic order. \nAbout Robert O’Neill\nEmeritus Professor Robert O’Neill AO was Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre from 1971 to 1982. One of the world’s leading experts on strategic and security studies\, O’Neill previously served as Director\, International Institute for Strategic Studies\, London (1982-1987); Chichele Professor of the History of War at Oxford University (1987-2000); Chairman of the Council of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (1995-2001); and Chairman of the Board of Trustees\, Imperial War Museum (1997-2001). In remembrance of his invaluable contributions\, it is with great sadness that we note the passing of Emeritus Professor Robert O’Neill AO in 2023\, leaving behind a profound legacy in the field of Strategic Studies. \n  \nThe Robert O’Neill War Studies Public Lecture is an annual public event hosted by the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC)\, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs\, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. The series honors Emeritus Professor Robert O’Neill AO\, a leading scholar in strategic studies\, former head of SDSC\, Chichele Professor at Oxford\, and military historian\, who passed away in 2023. \nAdditional information:\nRegistration is required for this event. If you require accessibility accommodations or a visitor Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan please email bell.marketing@anu.edu.au. Accessible parking spaces are available around campus should you require them.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/2026-robert-oneill-war-studies-lecture-the-transformative-war-australia-in-the-war-of-1939-45/
LOCATION:China in the World Lotus Theatre\, Building 88\, ANU\, 188 Fellows Lane\, Canberra\, ACT\, 2600\, Australia
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