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Below the radar: The secret war in South-East Asia 1942-45 Presented by Kate Reid-Smith
The speed of Imperial Japan's occupation of British Malaya in 1941–42 caught the Allies off-guard and without substantial intelligence assets. The Allied Intelligence Bureau (AIB) was formed to mitigate the […]
‘Special Missions in Persia and Russia, 1917-1919: Colonel Earnest Latchford MC MBE’ – Speaker: Mark Latchford
OnlineIn late 1918, thousands of Australian soldiers, exhausted and scarred from the conflict in Europe, began to head home to loved ones down under. However, one ANZAC headed the wrong […]
Semut: Secret Australian Operation in WWII Borneo – Speaker: Prof Christine Helliwell
OnlineWednesday 8 September 2021 @ 7:00pm to 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) The presentation March 1945. A handful of young Allied operatives are parachuted into the remote jungled heart […]
He “assaulted me at the matrimonial home”: captivity trauma and domestic abuse
OnlineThis webinar explores the psychological, emotional, and moral dimensions of aggression, violence, and coercive behaviour in the post-war lives of former Australian airmen prisoners of war (POWs). It indicates that, […]
The Battle for Shaggy Ridge 19-31 January 1944
OnlineThe Military History Society of NSW presents: An online presentation by Phillip Bradley 11:00AM AEST Saturday 2 October 2021 via Google Meet Philip Bradley’s latest book tells the extraordinary story […]
MHHV AGM 2021
OnlineThe Military History & Heritage Victoria Annual General Meeting will be held online, via Zoom, on 13 October 2021. For AGM Documents, Committee Nomination Forms, Agenda and Zoom meeting link […]
RAAF Point Cook and its History
OnlineThe RAAF base at Point Cook has been the site of many of Australia’s aviation ‘firsts’. It was the birthplace our county’s military aviation in 1914 and the first operational […]
The Elements of military Hygiene: Australian Pacific Forces, 1945
OnlineMilitary hygiene is an essential component of any war effort. In the severe tropical climate of the Second World War’s Pacific theatre, disease disabled and killed more Australian troops than […]
No regard for the truth: friendship and kindness. Tragedy and injustice. Rowville’s Italian prisoners of war.
OnlineIn March 1946, the war was over. The Italian prisoners of war who had been captured several years earlier in northern Africa were interned in camps around Australia and were […]
Bringing your Diggers back to life: a Defence service records seminar
In partnership with the National Archives of Australia and the Genealogical Society of Victoria, the RHSV presents a seminar on defence service records. Service photo of Private Albert Edward Kemp, […]
AUKUS – So What?: Reconciling Australia’s Geography with its History, its Fear of Abandonment and Fear of Entrapment
OnlineIn light of the recent AUKUS pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, Professor John Blaxland from the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at ANU will explore […]
‘Leadership in Crisis: Blamey at War.’ – Speaker: Brent Taylor
OnlineWednesday 10 November 2021 7:00PM-8:00PM (Australian Eastern Standard Time) The presentation General Blamey is a controversial figure in Australian military history. This presentation describes a consummate military leader at the […]
