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Film still from 'Danger Close'

Danger Close

Actor Travis Fimmel talks portraying Vietnam War veteran Major Harry Smith in Danger Close.

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975
Soldiers of 8RAR en route to the task force base

A Nasho's Service

What seemed like destiny became an experience that has lasted a lifetime.

By Simon Kleinig

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975
An Australian officer and a group of the 1st Papuan Infantry Battalion

Skin in the Game

Australia’s long defence relationship with Papua New Guinea is based in shared history.

By Tristan Moss

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Sybil Craig, Weighing cordite, Commonwealth explosives factory, Maribyrnong, 1945

Sybil Craig: for the war effort

Sybil's artworks capture the vital role of war industry workers on the home front.

By Michael Grant

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Geoffrey Mainwaring, "Australian action at Buna", 1962, oil on canvas, 175 x 313 cm.  AWM ART27547

The Japanese Experience

The Allied victory at Buna–Gona was harrowing for the Japanese soldiers

By Haruki Yoshida

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Australian soldier crouches on the ground with a Bren light machine gun

Down the Buin Road

Sweat, mud, fatigue, stress, fear and constant patrolling in Bougainville, 1945.

By Dr Karl James

Second World War 1939 - 1945