Victoria and Australian Naval Developments, 1901-1922
…range of warship in self-protection, as they were permitted to do. Victorian naval units had been involved in the Maori Wars, the Sudan War and most recently in suppression of…
…range of warship in self-protection, as they were permitted to do. Victorian naval units had been involved in the Maori Wars, the Sudan War and most recently in suppression of…
…(1998), and Strategic Command, General Sir John Wilton and Australia’s Asian Wars (2005). He has been a consultant to various television programs and has lectured widely on military history and…
…out above all others. It is a minor action fought by one RAN warship against an overwhelming enemy force. An action that perhaps should not have been fought but could…
…totals of the Boer, Korean and Vietnam Wars put together. This little known disaster arose from the worst excesses of British Command and was little known because it was covered…
…could report on them subject to censorship by the Australian Defence Force. Unlike earlier wars, Australia’s involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has received little day-to-day reporting and less serious attempts…
…fighting “other countries’ wars.” It is usually believed Australia fought in Vietnam only at the request of the Americans and then only because the US provided a defence insurance policy….
…in two wars, and it is a chronology of human suffering. It brings together a compote of official histories, online sources, video and film clips, anecdotal recollections from veterans combined…