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
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