Wartime 105 - Summer 2023

Wartime Issue 105 cover

More than the Western Front

Featured articles:

  • "Senseless and merciless" by Antony Beevor. Extreme violence was the norm after the Russian Civil War.
  • War in the mountains by Vanda Wilcox. In 1915–18, Italy fought a territorial war in the Alps against its former allies.
  • A VC on any other day by Michael Kelly. Lieutenant Alexander MacNeil’s exploits at Bullecourt placed him among the bravest Australians of the First AIF.
  • Remembering the war by Spencer Jones. The centenary of the First World War in Britain produced thousands of events and a wide range of responses.
  • Lessons in civilisation by Thomas J. Rogers. Punitive expeditions were one aspect of British Imperial tactics.
  • "In order to restore tranquillity" by Rachel Caines. The declaration of martial law in Bathurst in 1824 is still important 200 years later.
  • Bringing home a bride by Anna Wilkinson. Unlikely marriages took place between Australian servicemen and Vietnamese women during the war.
  • Operation Babylift by Emily Hyles. Crews of RAAF Hercules C130s had an unusual mission in their last month in Vietnam.
  • 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

Corporal Alexander MacNeil c1915

A VC on any other day

The brave exploits of Lieutenant Alexander MacNeil at Bullecourt.

By Michael Kelly

First World War 1914 - 1918
Three RAAF members bottle feed Vietnamese babies at Tan Son Nhut airfield

Operation Babylift

Crews of RAAF Hercules C-130 has an unusual mission in the last days of the Vietnam war.

By Emily Hyles

Vietnam War