Wartime 79 - Winter 2017

wartime issue 79

War in the Mediterranean

Featured articles:

  • First Alamein: Ruin Ridge by Nicole Townsend. Unexpected losses and operational failures on the final line of defence in Egypt 1942.
  • Command, leadership and morale by Jonathan Fennell. The controversial conflict in North Africa.
  • The RAAF in Italy by Chris Clark. Australian aircrews helped liberate Italy, from the invasion in 1943 until the campaign's end.
  • Mediterranean strategies: 1940-1943 by Simon Ball. Strategic thinking about the war in the Mediterranean could be complex and contradictory.
  • Understanding the enemy by Tim Gellel. Intelligence exploitation at the Battle of Milne Bay.
  • "Let George do it!" by Chris Goddard. The Faciat Georgius medal has a curious history and is a true rarity, especially in Australia.
  • The fighting Newfoundlanders by Peter Crabb. Remembering the small nation's sacrifice.
  • Plus regular features including Reflections, Mail Call and Book Reviews.

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In this issue

The Photographic Squadron of the WATC using a variety of cameras during a training field day.

WAAAF Photographers

WAAAF photographers aided reconnaissance, mapping, and Allied intelligence.

By Lauren Hewitt

Second World War 1939 - 1945
A VIEW OF THE RAILWAY STATION AT TEL ELEISA, SCENE OF SOME OF THE MOST INTENSIVE FIGHTING EXPERIENCED BY OUR FORCES AT PRESENT ENGAGED IN THE WESTERN DESERT. TEL EL EISA IS THE ARABIC FOR "HILL OF JESUS". (NEGATIVE BY HURLEY).

First Alamein: Ruin Ridge

Unexpected losses and operational failures on the final line of defence in Egypt 1942.

By Nicole Townsend

Second World War 1939 - 1945