Wartime 104 - Spring 2023

Wartime Issue 104 cover

Fighting Other People's Wars

Featured articles:

  • Australians in the Spanish Civil War by Duncan Beard. The war that seemed like a dress rehearsal attracted idealists from around the world to a doomed campaign.
  • Looking back at Vietnam by Ashley Ekins. The war was seen initially as a defence of Australia's national interest.
  • Echoes of INTERFET by Craig Stockings. Lack of preparedness and clear command in Australia's East Timor deployment could have been disastrous.
  • Finishing the job by Lewis Frederickson. The Australian return to Afghanistan in 2005 was difficult, but it produced lessons that need to be learned.
  • Service as citizenship by Rachel Caines. After the First World War, Indigenous soldiers struggled to gain rights and recognition as Australian citizens.
  • A long road to acceptance by Noah Riseman. The struggle for the recognition of diverse sexualities and genders in the ADF took many years.
  • Out in the cold by Hannah Max Billington. Australians in the Empire Air Training Scheme trained in Canada before serving as fliers over Europe.
  • Exploring East Timor by David Sutton. The official history of Australia's role in the East Timor crisis: the lead-up, the events and the lessons learned.
  • 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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In this issue

Australian troops serving in INTERFET pass a group of East Timorese locals celebrating independence.

Exploring East Timor

The official history of Australia’s role in the East Timor crisis.

By Dr David Sutton

Peacekeeping
Private Tammy Smithson provides medical assistance to a child in Suai's marketplace

Echoes of INTERFET

The lack of preparation and leadership in East Timor could have had disastrous consequences.

By Craig Stockings

Peacekeeping