Wartime 68 - Spring 2014

France 1914 & The Phillipines 1944

Featured articles:

• The Western Front by Robin Prior. the bloody road from stalemate to victory.
• Going to war 1914 by Peter Burness. The nation geared up in a remarkable way to meet challanges on many fronts.
• The French Campaigns of 1914 by Elizaeth Greenhalgh. The French army thwarted German plans, but at what cost.
• First into action by David Stevens. The Royal Australian Navy performed valuable service July-December 1914.
• An Outsider's Impressions by Emma Campbell. Scottish historian and archaeologist Neil Oliver looks at the Australian experience of the Great War.
• Walter and William by Chris Goddard. Father and son both took part in the world wars.
• The end of the line by Lachlan Grant.  The experience of Australian prisoners of war in Japan.
• From peril to triumph by Richard Frank. How Douglas MacArthur achieved his return in 1944.
• Taking MacArthur back by Karls James. Australians played a part in the liberation of the Philippines, 1944-45.

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