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Charles Wheeler, Charge of the 2nd Infantry Brigade at Krithia, oil on canvas, 1927.

The Second Battle of Krithia

The Anzacs’ first offensive at Krithia was doomed - and the cost was devastating.

By Mat McLachlan

First World War 1914 - 1918
Squadron Leader Raymond Thorold-Smith, DFC

Missing in action

An ace fighter pilot vanished while defending Darwin against the town’s 53rd Japanese air raid.

By Dr Kristen Alexander

Second World War 1939 - 1945
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 1962 - 1975
Aerial photograph of an area of Berlin showing the extensive damage caused by allied bombing

The Race for Berlin

After years of relentless fighting, the victorious Allied vied for control of Hitler’s capital.

By Dr David Sutton

Second World War 1939 - 1945
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 1914 - 1918
Japanese workmen wearing gas masks directing jet from a mobile flame-thrower towards a pile of gasoline-soaked debris.

Toxic Island

The messy and painstaking work of cleaning up munitions in the former theatres of WWII

By Emma White

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Forged in Fire book cover

Forged in Fire

An Australian commando's story of life and death on the frontline.

Scott Ryder

Reviewed by Catherine Gay

Afghanistan 2001 - 2021
Lancaster bomber aircraft during an air attack on the city of Hamburg

Failed to Return

The search for missing aircrew in the Second World War was painstaking and painful.

By Dr Lachlan Grant

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Corporal Alexander MacNeil c1915

A VC on any other day

The brave exploits of Lieutenant Alexander MacNeil at Bullecourt.

By Michael Kelly

First World War 1914 - 1918
Pilots Major Jason Duggan (left) and Captain Jason Otter, C Squadron, 5th Aviation Regiment in the cockpit of Chinook A15-201

Final Mission

How Sean Hobbs' photography became the cornerstone of the Memorial’s Afghanistan collection.

By Kate Dethridge

Afghanistan 2001 - 2021
A German stretcher bearer carrying a patient to an Aid Post.

A very rare stretcher

On a pallet at the Memorial’s Treloar Technology Centre is a very rare stretcher. 

By Emily Hyles

First World War 1914 - 1918
Members of the ski school line up to practice the kick turn.

Ascending the Summit

In December 1941, the 1 Australian Corps Ski School opened in Lebanon.

By Amanda Swadling

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Private Tammy Smithson provides medical assistance to a child in Suai's marketplace

Echoes of INTERFET

The lack of preparation and leadership in East Timor could have had disastrous consequences.

By Dr Craig Stockings

Peacekeeping 1947 - today
Brave Days by Jeff Hatwell

Brave Days

By Michael Kelly

First World War 1914 - 1918
Patriots Australia Military Motorcycle Club members at the memorial

Riding in memory

The Afghanistan Avenue of Honour: a refuge and a place of contemplation, sorrow and love.

By Terri-Anne Simmonds

Afghanistan 2001 - 2021
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

Second World War 1939 - 1945
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

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Three RAAF members bottle feed Vietnamese babies at Tan Son Nhut airfield

Operation Babylift

Crews of RAAF Hercules C-130 has an unusual mission in the last days of the Vietnam war.

By Emily Hyles

Vietnam War 1962 - 1975
An American soldier inspects German loot, found at the Schlosskirche in the south German town Ellingen, 24 April 1945

McDonnell and the Monuments Men

Stolen masterpieces. A hidden Nazi treasure trove. An Australian officer on a mission.

By Alix Heraid

Second World War 1939 - 1945
Nurses and patients at the Anzac Hostel in Victoria c 1919.

Casualties of war

For those who survived the ordeal of combat, the medical legacies could last a lifetime.

By Craig Tibbitts

First World War 1914 - 1918
Chick Nagasaki

A terrific flash of light

Corporal Allan Chick’s story is one of survival against the odds.

By Meghan Adams

Second World War 1939 - 1945