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Conserving the V2 Rocket: WWII's Most Feared Weapon
The second video in a new series about the V2 rocket.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
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The First WRANS
Women trained as wireless telegraphists to free men for war, leading to the WRANS formation.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Australians as peacekeepers
Peacekeeping 1947 - today
Ripples of Wartime: Des Files
Des was opposed to the conscription of young men of his own generation to fight in Vietnam.
Vietnam War 1962 - 1975
A Face to Remember: The story of Astrid Wagstaff
Letters to a model reveal wartime longing, connection and a life cut tragically short.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Wartime love story: Colin and Irene Simper
Letters reveal Colin and Irene Simper’s wartime love story.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Papua New Guinean experiences of the Pacific War
Australian war artists captured striking portraits of Papua New Guineans who served in WWII.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Ripples of Wartime: My-Van Tran
My-Van Tran grew up in middle-class Saigon family and then left South Vietnam to study.
Vietnam War 1962 - 1975
Assault by Fire
Flame-throwers aroused terror and revulsion, but they came to be used by all sides in warfare.
First World War 1914 - 1918
The Real ‘Good Morning Vietnam’
A 1970 Dawn Buster broadcast reveals the real sounds behind Good Morning, Vietnam.
Vietnam War 1962 - 1975
Skin in the Game
Australia’s long defence relationship with Papua New Guinea is based in shared history.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
The books that shaped our historians
Historians share the books that first inspired their passion for history.
Inspiring stories - Expert insights
NATIONAL PEACEKEEPER'S DAY: 14 SEPTEMBER
Exploring East Timor
The official history of Australia’s role in the East Timor crisis.
Peacekeeping 1947 - today
Mine clearance in Mozambique
In 1994, Major Peter Clay filmed this home movie while deployed to Mozambique.
Peacekeeping 1947 - today
Echoes of INTERFET
The lack of preparation and leadership in East Timor could have had disastrous consequences.
Peacekeeping 1947 - today
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A Face to Remember: The story of Astrid Wagstaff
Letters to a model reveal wartime longing, connection and a life cut tragically short.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Dear John: Letters from home
A moving collection of letters written to an Australian prisoner of war
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Wartime love story: Colin and Irene Simper
Letters reveal Colin and Irene Simper’s wartime love story.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
A terrific flash of light
Corporal Allan Chick’s story is one of survival against the odds.
Second World War 1939 - 1945