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World War II child evacuees sent bush recalled Ann Howard’s Book
13 November 2015Of the many hidden histories of World War II, the story of the voluntary evacuation of children in Australia remains one of the most poignant and fascinating. Ann Howard, author of this scrupulously researched and…
Alana Oakley: Mystery & Mayhem Review
09 November 2015Alana is ready for high school. She has everything organised, which is a good thing because her mother isn't reliable with mundane tasks like paying bills or remembering important dates. Ever since Alana's dad died,…
War Story no flight of fancy – Shot Down
03 November 2015Many returned servicemen are (were) reticent to discuss their wartime exploits; a renowned WA academic and economist kept much of his service record to himself, until now. WARTIME bomber pilot, shot down over Germany and…
Captains of the Soul Review for RUSI
30 October 2015Captains of the Soul is difficult to review mainly because it is concerned with theological, existential and military matters. It is essentially a scholarly work about spirituality and religion in the nation's armed services. Gladwin…
Long Tan – Book Review
12 October 2015There have been numerous writings covering the Battle of Long Tan in South Vietnam. Now the story is told by the commander of Delta Company 6 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) that withstood extraordinary odds…
Pioneers of Australian Armour – Book Review
30 September 2015This book presents the earliest mechanised warfare activities of the Australian Army. It covers not only the local construction of armoured cars and the raising and deployment of an armoured car section to the Middle…
Book Review – Long Tan
14 September 2015Long Tan, August 1966, was chosen as the seminal Australian Vietnam battle by the Vietnam Veterans' Association for a very good reason. It was a David and Goliath fight of “68 Aussie Nashos and near…
A Carefree War
06 September 2015Ann Howard - A Carefree War, The Hidden History of Australian WWII Child Evacuees Published by Pittwater's Big Sky Publishing, with a Foreword by Les Murray, one of the 100 Australian Living Treasures, and written…
Book Review – The Grand Deception
01 September 2015By the end of 1914 Russia had already suffered one and a half million casualties, and called on Britain to present 'a show of force in the Dardanelles' to assure Germany that Russia was not…
Long Tan
18 August 2015"18th August is the anniversary of the battle of Long Tan. It is also Vietnam Veterans Day. In 1966, near the main Australian base in Vietnam, 108 men of Delta Company of the 6th Battalion…
Captain Starlight features in the Mildura Weekly
18 August 2015MID-1800s Pooncarie, Menindee and Bourke were some of the last places in Australia you might look for a bushranger, but one daring bloke who did visit these small Darling River ports had one of the…
“Long Tan officers given honours at soldiers’ expense, claims former commander”
18 August 2015Interview ABC News with Harry Smith by Bruce Atkinson