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SUMMARY:‘Niche Wars – Australia in Afghanistan and Iraq\, 2001-2014’  Speaker: Professor John Blaxland
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 5 May 2021 @ 7:00pm to 8:00pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time) \n \n \n\n \nThe presentation\nProfessor John Blaxland will examine Australia’s experience of military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq from 2001 to 2014 (the Niche Wars). These operations saw over 40 Australian soldiers killed and hundreds wounded. But the toll since has been greater. For Afghanistan and Iraq the costs are hard to measure.\nAustralia invoked the ANZUS Alliance following the Al Qaeda attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001. But unlike the calls to arms at the onset of the world wars\, Australia decided to make only carefully calibrated force contributions in support of the US-led coalition campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. Why is this so?\nAmongst the issues canvassed will be: Why were these forces deployed? What role did Australia play in shaping the strategy and determining the outcome? How effective were they? Why is so little known about Australia’s involvement in these campaigns? What lessons can be learned from this experience? \n  \nAbout the presenter \nJohn Blaxland is Professor of International Security and Intelligence Studies at the Australian National University (ANU). He is also a former military intelligence officer and former Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at ANU and occasional media commentator. His publications include Niche Wars: Australia in Afghanistan and Iraq\, 2001-2014 (2020); In From The Cold: Reflections on Australia’s Korean War\, 1950-53 (2020); A Geostrategic SWOT Analysis for Australia (2019); The Secret Cold War (2016); East Timor Intervention (2015); The Protest Years (2015); The Australian Army From Whitlam to Howard (2014); Strategic Cousins (2006); Revisiting Counterinsurgency (2006); Information era Manoeuvre (2003); Signals: Swift and Sure (1998); and Organising an Army (1989). \n  \n  \nThe book \n2020 ANU Press\nNiche Wars commences with a scene-setting overview of Australia’s military involvement in the Middle East over more than a century. It then draws on unique insights from many angles\, across a spectrum of men and women\, ranging from key Australian decision makers\, practitioners and observers. The book includes a wide range of perspectives in chapters written by federal government ministers\, departmental secretaries\, service commanders\, task force commanders\, sailors\, soldiers\, airmen and women\, international aid workers\, diplomats\, police\, journalists\, coalition observers and academics.\nNiche Wars makes for compelling reading but also stands as a reference work on how and why Australia became entangled in these conflicts that had devastating consequences. If lessons can be learned from history about how Australia uses its military forces\, this book is where to find them. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/niche-wars-australia-in-afghanistan-and-iraq-2001-2014-speaker-professor-john-blaxland/
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SUMMARY:Battle of Crete veterans that played AFL with Barbara Cullen
DESCRIPTION:Over 2500 AFL/VFL players served from 1897 until the end of National Service in 1972. \nOf these men\, 22 players from various VFL/AFL football clubs served in Greece and Crete during WW2 and sadly five of those players died on active service. \nThree in Greece or Crete and the other two in New Guinea and Australia. \nThis tribute to all who served in Greece and Crete on the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Crete explores their football careers\, their service to Australia and as brave men who were loved sons\, brothers\, fathers and mates. \nThey came from all walks of life and represented Australian sport and service to their country. \n6 May 2021 @ 7:00pm\nMezzanine Level\, The Greek Centre\, 168 Lonsdale Street\, Melbourne\nYouTube Live (https://youtube.com/gocmv/live)\, Facebook Live (https://fb.com/Greekcommunitymelb/live)\nPlease email:\ninfo@greekcommunity.com.au\nor call 03 9662 2722.
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/battle-of-crete-veterans-that-played-afl-with-barbara-cullen/
LOCATION:Mezzanine Level\, Greek Centre 168 Lonsdale street\, Melbourne\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Colonial Wars - Museum At Home Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Australia’s military history predates Federation. Hear one of our historians speak about colonial Australian military commitments. \nIn this month’s Museum At Home webinar we take a closer look at three wars that Australian troops participated in before the Australian colonies federated in 1901. \nIn 1885\, New South Wales sent a contingent to Sudan in support of a British Imperial expeditionary force. In 1899 in South Africa\, tensions between Britain and the two Boer republics resulted in the outbreak of war. All Australian colonies\, and then the new Australian Commonwealth\, sent contingents to this South African (Boer) War. During this war\, New South Wales\, Victoria\, and South Australia separately sent contingents to China to support British forces during the Boxer Rebellion. \nThis is an interactive webinar\, where viewers will have the opportunity to send in questions online during the event for our panellists to answer. \nPanellists: Dr Thomas J. Rogers is a historian in the Military History Section at the Australian War Memorial. His research interests include colonial Australian and British Empire history\, the South African (Boer) War\, the First World War\, Indigenous history\, and frontier violence. Tom is on the editorial committee of Wartime\, the Memorial’s history magazine. He is the author of The Civilisation of Port Phillip: Settler Ideology\, Violence\, and Rhetorical Possession (2018)\, which considers the early years of British settlement in the state of Victoria\, and the relationships between settler rhetoric and frontier violence. \nCameron Ross is a curator in the Military Heraldry and Technology section at the Australian War Memorial\, specialising in the colonial conflicts object collection. He holds a Master of War Studies from the University of New South Wales\, Canberra and is currently writing a book on Australia’s role in the South African War 1899-1902. \nMuseum At Home webinar series \nEach month\, join the Australian War Memorial online as we peel back the layers of time to explore key moments in history\, go behind-the-scenes into the workings of a world class museum\, and share with you some of the important artefacts from our extensive collection. \nOur Museum At Home webinar series gives you the chance to hear from our historians\, curators and other expert staff\, and a unique opportunity to ask questions about Australia’s military history. \nFor more\, visit www.awm.gov.au/museumathome
URL:https://www.mhhv.org.au/event/colonial-wars-museum-at-home-webinar/
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