Wartime 106 - Autumn 2024

Wartime Issue 106 cover

1944

Featured articles:

  • The Normandy myths by Robin Prior. The notion that the Allies fought badly on Normandy does not hold up.
  • Hitler's Panzer Generals by David Stahel. They were fighting for Germany, but also serving themselves.
  • Women and deception by Helen Fry. The role of women in espionage is a missing dimension in the history of D-Day.
  • On a Nuremberg moon by Lachlan Grant. One raid in 1944 became Bomber Command's worst night of the war.
  • American Caesar in peril by John McManus. How much personal danger did Douglas MacArthur really face on Leyte?
  • The Arunta log by Felicity Petrie. The Tribal-class destroyer served widely and with distinction in waters to Australia's north in 1944.
  • Forbidden diariesby Robyn Van Dyk. Sister Betty Jeffrey was a nurse, a survivor, a record keeper and an author.
  • "A terrific flash of light" by Meghan Adams. After the many horrors of war, Corporal Allan Chick's story is one of survival against the odds.
  • 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

Portrait of Agnes Betty Jeffrey

Forbidden diaries

Sister Betty Jeffrey's story of survival, courage, and comradeship as a prisoner of war.

By Robyn van Dyk

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Artwork by Alan Moore of HMAS Arunta patrolling the Admiralty Islands

The Arunta Log

The Tribal Class destroyer served widely and with distinction in Australia’s north in 1944.

By Commander Felicity Petrie

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Bletchley Park where women carried out vital work as codebreakers and cryptanalysts

Women and Deception

The role of women in espionage is a missing dimension in the history of D-Day.

By Dr Helen Fry

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Chick Nagasaki

A terrific flash of light

Corporal Allan Chick’s story is one of survival against the odds, after surviving many horrors o

By Meghan Adams

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