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29 October 1950, near Chongju. The men of 3RAR’s Medium Machine Gun (MMG) Platoon

Hard Road to Pakchon

In their first duty, the Australians of 3RAR proved their mettle alongside their British comrade

By Michael Kelly

Korean War 1950 - 1953
Armistice Day celebrations in Sydney

The War That Didn't End

The Armistice of 1918 is seen as ushering in peace, but conflicts continued across the globe.

By Jay Winter

First World War 1914 - 1918
A VIEW OF THE RAILWAY STATION AT TEL ELEISA, SCENE OF SOME OF THE MOST INTENSIVE FIGHTING EXPERIENCED BY OUR FORCES AT PRESENT ENGAGED IN THE WESTERN DESERT. TEL EL EISA IS THE ARABIC FOR "HILL OF JESUS". (NEGATIVE BY HURLEY).

First Alamein: Ruin Ridge

Unexpected losses and operational failures on the final line of defence in Egypt 1942.

By Nicole Townsend

Second World War 1939 - 1945
New Guinea Infantry Battalion troops on their way to attack the village of Gisananbu 1945

Fuzzy Wuzzies and Green Shadows

During the Second World War, Papua New Guineans played a crucial part in the fight against Japan

By Tristan Moss

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Some of the first 22 WRANS on parade at HMAS Harman, August 1941.

The First WRANS

Women trained as wireless telegraphists to free men for war, leading to the WRANS formation.

By Jennifer Selby

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Thbeng Mean Chey, Cambodia. 1993-02-18. Lance Corporal (L Cpl) Dave Hurrey (left), and L Cpl Paul Astbury, Australian Signals Corps, United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)

Australians as peacekeepers

For more than 70 years Australia has been providing peacekeepers to the world and our region.

By David Horner

Peacekeeping 1947 - today
Japanese soldier points gun during military training video

Captured Japanese Film

Reels of Japanese film, captured by Australian forces post WWII

By Daniel Eisenberg

Second World War 1939 - 1945