Leslie Morshead won fame as the defender of Tobruk during the Second World War and is among the most renowned Australian divisional commanders of that war. He was born at Ballarat in Victoria on 18 ...
Fifty years ago, on Christmas Day 1974, Judith Rowe stood in shock, staring at the collapsed building where she had sought ...
Described by Charles Bean as "short and dapper in figure, a vigorous, brave, upright and understanding leader of fighting men", William Birdwood commanded the Australian Corps for much of the First ...
During a live, interactive session with educators, students can explore some of the galleries at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra, and see photographs, works of art, and film. They can learn ...
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Raymond Leane was a member of one of Australia's most well-known military families and served with distinction in the First World War. He was born on 12 July 1878 at Prospect, South Australia. After ...
From the outset of the Second World War, Australian women were aware of the changing role of British women in supporting Britain’s war effort. To help “do their bit” for Australia’s war effort, women ...
South Vietnam. 1968-01. With camouflage wrapped firmly around his head, Corporal Jock Bishop of Rosebud, Vic, waits for the order to move out on patrol after a rest during Operation Duntroon. The 10 ...
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Note Includes bibliographical references and index. "Herbst defines, traces, and explains the loaded, controversial, confusing, and shifting language that surrounds terrorist activity. The dictionary ...
Thomas Blamey, born near Wagga Wagga on 24 January 1884, became the first Australian army officer to reach the rank of field marshal. Originally a teacher, Blamey received a commission in the ...
3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment 3rd Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment 2/2nd Australian Infantry Battalion 2/11th Australian Infantry Battalion ...