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The USS Firebolt incident

USS Firebolt

Watch: Exclusive preview of the AWM's new gallery animation

Battle of Kapyong diorama

Kapyong: 75 years ago

How a small Commonwealth Brigade faced down a dragon.

By Michael Kelly

Korean War 1950 - 1953
Lieutenant Will Dyson, left, sketching,

The filthy business of war

Will Dyson captured the hardship and humanity of ordinary soldiers in the First World War.

By Claire Hunter

First World War 1914 - 1918
Group portrait of members of No 31 Squadron RAAF assembled on and in front of one of the unit's Bristol Beaufighter aircraft.

Per Ardua Ad Astra

105 Years of Service of the Royal Australian Air Force

By Michael Garside

William Dargie, Planes of 134 Squadron grounded by the ‘Chota’ monsoon (January 1945, oil on canvas on cardboard, 40 cm x 46 cm, ART23910)

Bearing Witness

Official war artists and Australia’s role in the Burma Campaign.

By Anthea Gunn

& Alex Torrens

Second World War 1939 - 1945
At sea from Fremantle - Pte George McCoullough 1st recovery section, 1st army field workshop with "Butch", the regimental dog that he and his pal Pte Archie Holmes brought from Sydney to Puckapunyal and then smuggled aboard.

A is for Animals

An A to Z of animals in war, from mascots and messengers to creepy-crawlies.

A pigeon takes poppies from the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Winged Warriors

Pigeons have been in use in both war and civilian life for centuries.

By Claire Hunter