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An American soldier inspects German loot, found at the Schlosskirche in the south German town Ellingen, 24 April 1945. Courtesy: The U.S National Archives and Records Administration, RG 111-SC-204899

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HMAS Goorangai

The first ship of the Royal Australian Navy lost in the Second World War.

By Dr Thomas Rogers

Second World War 1939 - 1945

Soldiers of the 2/8th Battalion prepare to attack Japanese defences on Mount Shiburangu, near Wewak in June 1945

Last Words in a Long War

Australians in the Pacific in 1945.

By Dr Mark Johnston

Second World War 1939 - 1945

Private William Joseph Punch was one of more than 1,000 Indigenous men who volunteered for the First AIF.

Words of War: Defining War and Australian History

War can be surprisingly difficult to define

By Rachel Caines

& Duncan Beard

Frontier Wars

Operating theatre, Royaumont. from Eileen Crofton, The women of Royaumont 1997.

In Conversation with Susan Neuhaus

Dr. Susan Neuhaus shares the inspiration behind her new novel.

First World War 1914 - 1918

Michael "Mick" Jones

After leaving the Navy in 2001, Michael Jones found photography.

By Jessica Benter

Dive! Australian Submarines at War

Mike Carlton

Reviewed by Commander Felicity Petrie

“There is no ‘off time’ on the Peninsula, and the firing goes on forever.” Soldiers of the Royal Irish Fusiliers man frontline positions at Cape Helles. Photographer: Ernest Brooks

The Dominion of Fear

Morale and combat motivation of Commonwealth soldiers in the two World Wars.

By Gary Sheffield

Second World War 1939 - 1945

Survival in Singapore

Tom Trumble

Reviewed by Meghan Adams

Iris Dexter standing under the starboard engine of a Doughlas C-47 aircraft. Photograph by Barbara Isaacson.

Tenacious trailblazers: 7 female war reporters

7 incredible female war reporters.

By Cait Tullis

The fight for Norway’s Skies

The dangerous conditions faced by the Australian and British crews of Coastal Command.

By Cait Tullis

Second World War 1939 - 1945

Black leather case contains a hand-coloured photograph of Lieutenant Colonel White's family.

Brudenell White’s family photograph

A family photograph shows the personal side of military leader General Sir Cyril Brudenell White

First World War 1914 - 1918

Australians standing by in a hot section of the front, 400 yards from the enemy, Tobruk

Behind the Cover: Siege of Tobruk

One of George Silk’s most striking photographs of Australian soldiers during the siege of Tobruk

Second World War 1939 - 1945