Issue 2 - Spring 2025

WM Issue 2 - Spring 2025 cover

Stories from the Front

In this second issue of WM, the Australian War Memorial’s new magazine, we journey deep into the heart of conflict through the theme ‘Stories from the Front’.

From the earliest colonial skirmishes to the turbulent years of the Vietnam War, this edition brings together voices that illuminate the human cost, courage, and complexity of Australia’s military history.

Highlights include:

  • The morale and combat motivation of Commonwealth soldiers in the two World Wars.
  • Official war artists and Australia's role in the Burma Campaign.
  • Defining war and Australian history.

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In this issue

Mick Jones

Michael "Mick" Jones

After leaving the Navy in 2001, Michael Jones found photography.

By Jessica Benter

“There is no ‘off time’ on the Peninsula, and the firing goes on forever.” Soldiers of the Royal Irish Fusiliers man frontline positions at Cape Helles. Photographer: Ernest Brooks

The Dominion of Fear

Morale and combat motivation of Commonwealth soldiers in the two World Wars.

By Gary Sheffield

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Baniff Strike Wing attacking

The fight for Norway’s Skies

The dangerous conditions faced by the Australian and British crews of Coastal Command.

By Cait Tullis

Second World War 1939 - 1945