Wartime 94 - Autumn 2021

Wartime Issue 94

Action! Photography, Film and War

Featured articles:

  • Celluloid and service by Daniel Eisenberg. Film has accompanied and recorded Australians at war from the start.
  • Filming Anzac heroes by Daniel Reynaud. Long after it ended, the Great War continued to play a dominant role in Australian cinema.
  • Learning to command by Aimee Fox. The higher echelons on the Western Front were more open to learning about modern warfare than is commonly thought.
  • Following the bombs down by Chris Goddard. An Australian served as a film cameraman in Bomber Command.
  • Running the risks by Peter Brune. Damien Parer and George Silk sent home revealing images of combat.
  • The crowded hours by Tim Bowden. Neil Davis produced startling footage of wars in Asia.
  • Cameras and Kalashnikovs by Ben Gilmour. Filming in Afghanistan.
  • Definitely not cooks by Meleah Hampton and Jennifer Selby. Women have forged outstanding Army careers as photographers.
  • The Rwandan tragedy by David Sutton. Horrifying conditions to deliver humanitarian aid.
  • The evacuation of Helles by Peter Hart. After Gallipoli, would similar decisions work again?
  • Plus regular features including Reflections, Collection Insights, In the Picture, Spinning the Reels, book reviews and Last Post.

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In this issue

Neil Davis leaps through the jungles of South Vietnam with his hand held Bell and Howell camera c. 1967

The crowded hours

Neil Davis lived on his instincts to produce startling footage of wars in Asia.

By Tim Bowden

Vietnam War
Painting by John Singer Sergeant of 22 General Officers of the First World War in military dress.

Learning to command

Leaders on the Western Front were more open to learning modern warfare than often assumed.

By Dr Aimee Fox

First World War