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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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Pioneers of the First Battalion building thunderboxes, August 1915.

Thunderboxes & Flies

Poor sanitation on Gallipoli was a silent killer on the battlefield.

By Jennifer Selby

First World War 1914 - 1918

Australian troops attack at dawn at Bardia on the morning of 3 January 1941. AWM 134446

'The kind eyelids of the night hid my tears'

A letter by Dr Tom Selby gives an insight into the human side of the Australian victory at Bardi

By Jennifer Selby

Second World War 1939 - 1945

Definitely Not Cooks

In the modern era, women have forged outstanding Army careers as photographers too.

By Jennifer Selby

& Meleah Hampton

Afghanistan 2001 - 2021

A.H. Fullwood, Chateau at Ham-sur-Heure (1918). ART02450

Art in a time of war

The experience of 1914-18 seen through the eyes of Australian artists

By Claire Baddeley

First World War 1914 - 1918

Napier Waller, In the trenches (c. 1918, watercolour on paper, 24 x 36 cm). AWM ART94646

Artist in the Trenches

Napier Waller served with the artillery in the First World War.

By Ann Ashton

First World War 1914 - 1918

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

Australian soldiers in Vignacourt AWM P10550.715

The Armistice of 11 November 1918

By Ashley Ekins

First World War 1914 - 1918

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