Captured Japanese Film
Reels of Japanese film, captured by Australian forces post WWII
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Visiting battle grounds: Tarawa
A remote atoll in the Pacific was taken in 1943 at immense cost.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Intelligence on the Somme
British intelligence systems played an influential role in the conduct of the fighting in 1916.
First World War 1914 - 1918
Wartime love story: Colin and Irene Simper
Letters reveal Colin and Irene Simper’s wartime love story.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
The books that shaped our historians
Historians share the books that first inspired their passion for history.
Dear John: Letters from home
A moving collection of letters written to an Australian prisoner of war
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Two rugby legacies
Only two players have ever represented both the Wallabies and the British & Irish Lions.
First World War 1914 - 1918
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
Rugby Heroes: Remembering Swannell and Richards
Families unite at the Memorial to honour rugby greats who served at Gallipoli.
First World War 1914 - 1918
The Beer They Never Shared
One of Australia’s oldest unopened bottles of beer has been donated to the National Collection.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
From the East and the West
Enemy weapons encountered by the Australian Army in South Vietnam.
Vietnam War 1962 - 1975