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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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Ripples of Wartime: Angela Mertens

Angela Mertens fell in love and married her husband Ted after he returned from a tour of duty.

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975

Photo of Di Fairhead while serving in Vietnam

Ripples of Wartime: Di Fairhead

Di Fairhead went to the Vietnam War as a physiotherapist in 1969.

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975

Painting by John Singer Sergeant of 22 General Officers of the First World War in military dress.

Learning to command

Leaders on the Western Front were more open to learning modern warfare than often assumed.

By Dr Aimee Fox

First World War 1914 - 1918

Ripples of Wartime: Ruth Clare

Ruth is the daughter of a Returned National Serviceman who served in Vietnam.

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975

Ripples of Wartime

Ripples of Wartime is a series of 12 short interviews with Australians about the Vietnam War.

By Sarah Kershaw

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975

Portrait of Trung Nghia Ton in his Australian Army uniform.

Ripples of Wartime: Trung Nghia Ton

Trung Nghia Ton was born in Australia to parents who fled Vietnam after the war.

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975

Ripples of Wartime: Lynn Arnold

Lynn Arnold was an anti-war activist during the Vietnam War.

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975

Neville Sinkinson sits in a helicopter during the early 1970s

Ripples of Wartime: Neville Sinkinson

Neville Sinkinson served in Vietnam as a RAAF helicopter crewman in 1970 and 1971.

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975

Neil Davis leaps through the jungles of South Vietnam with his hand held Bell and Howell camera c. 1967

The crowded hours

Neil Davis lived on his instincts to produce startling footage of wars in Asia.

By Tim Bowden

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975

Artwork by James French, of three men carrying railway sleepers.

F Force on the Burma–Thailand Railway

Aussie POWs worked under brutal conditions to finish the infamous Burma-Thailand Railway.

By Jonathon Dallimore

Second World War 1939 - 1945

Japanese workmen wearing gas masks directing jet from a mobile flame-thrower towards a pile of gasoline-soaked debris.

Toxic Island

The messy and painstaking work of cleaning up munitions in the former theatres of WWII

By Emma White

Second World War 1939 - 1945

A VC on any other day

The brave exploits of Lieutenant Alexander MacNeil at Bullecourt.

By Michael Kelly

First World War 1914 - 1918