The filthy business of war
Will Dyson captured the hardship and humanity of ordinary soldiers in the First World War.
First World War 1914 - 1918
Per Ardua Ad Astra
105 Years of Service of the Royal Australian Air Force
Bearing Witness
Official war artists and Australia’s role in the Burma Campaign.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Australian clearance divers and a Gulf War missile
How Ian “Nosey” Parker and his team risked it all to recover a missile in Kuwait, 1991.
Gulf War 1990 - 1991
A is for Animals
An A to Z of animals in war, from mascots and messengers to creepy-crawlies.
Harold Freedman’s Aircraft Hall Mural
Uncovered and bringing Australia’s aviation history back to light.
Winged Warriors
Pigeons have been in use in both war and civilian life for centuries.
A quiet victory
HMAS Diamantina’s role in the surrenders of Nauru and Ocean Island in 1945.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Words of War: Defining War and Australian History
War can be surprisingly difficult to define
Frontier Wars
Undercover Hero
A local merchant from Thailand who helped prisoners of war on the Thai–Burma Railway.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
HMAS Goorangai
The first ship of the Royal Australian Navy lost in the Second World War.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Michael "Mick" Jones
After leaving the Navy in 2001, Michael Jones found photography.
The Dominion of Fear
Morale and combat motivation of Commonwealth soldiers in the two World Wars.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Tenacious trailblazers: 7 female war reporters
7 incredible female war reporters.
Behind the Cover: Siege of Tobruk
One of George Silk’s most striking photographs of Australian soldiers during the siege of Tobruk
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Visiting battle grounds: Tarawa
A remote atoll in the Pacific was taken in 1943 at immense cost.
Second World War 1939 - 1945
Something happened here last night
On 16 October 1975, five Australian journalists were killed by Indonesian military forces.
Nurse at Bergen-Belsen
After the war, an Australian nurse served with the United Nations at the infamous camp.
Second World War 1939 - 1945