Wartime 103 - Winter 2023

1943 A Crucial Year

Featured articles:

• Missing in action by Kristen Alexander. An ace fighter pilot vanished while defending Darwin against the town’s 53rd Japanese air raid.
• The New Guinea offensives by Phillip Bradley. Australian forces played a key role in major battles.
• A victory job by Meghan Adams. In the Second World, women filled many roles in the military, paving the way for women in today’s services.
• Gavin Long’s war history by Karl James. The Second World War official history was the largest history project ever undertaken in Australia.
• F Force on the Burma-Thailand railway by Jonathon Dallimore. A story that will keep for as long as there is history.
• Honouring the dead by Lisa Cooper. Australia’s war graves units in New Guinea recovered the fallen and established important cemeteries.
• Paratroopers on Crete by Craig Tibbitts. For the Germans, the invasion began disastrously.
• Conspicuous gallantry in air operations by Bryce Abraham. Rarely awarded, the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal recognised the daring and sacrifice of airmen.
• The last coastwatcher by James Burrowes. Ten months behind enemy lines in New Britain.
• Plus regular features including Reflections, Collection Insights, In the Picture, Spinning the reels, Behind the Scenes, book reviews and Last Post.

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