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Military History
NSW Military History Society – Inaugural Annual Patron’s Lecture – “War Crimes in Australian History: From the Boer War to Vietnam”,
I am pleased to announce a new annual fixture in the Society’s lecture program. Our next presentation scheduled for 10:30AM on Saturday, 4 June 2022 at The Auditorium, Anzac Memorial Hyde Park will be the inaugural Annual Patron's Lecture, the first of a series of...
Military History Lecture: “Australian Armour at Long Tan”.
On Saturday 4th December 2021 The Military History Society of NSW will be returning to in-person lectures at Anzac Memorial Hyde Park, Sydney CBD. Major (retd) Paul Handel RFD will speak on "Australian Armour at Long Tan". More details can be found on the attached...
Military History Lecture: Aussie Victory in Korea – Maryang San 1951
To mark the 70th anniversary of a crucial year in the Korean War, the next lecture at The Military History Society NSW will be delivered at 10:30AM on Saturday, 5 June 2021. This tough encounter was an undoubted success for UN forces in which 3rd Battalion Royal...
Korea: 70th Anniversary of Battle of Kapyong
The Battle of Kapyong will be commemorated in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and in Korea on Saturday 24th April. ACKVA Newsletter Battle of Kapyong AnniversaryBattle of Kapyong – 70th Anniversary Commemoration On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of...
Opinion: Sad and Disturbing Times
There is no escaping the stark realities that the allegations of murder by our military during operations in Afghanistan will be a scar of shame for our nation. How quickly such a terrible brand fades, will depend on how well we stay united, and how quickly we can...
Military History: “They alone did not surrender”
This article is from Andrew Hastie 1942 was a perilous year for Australia. The free world was at war. The Imperial Japanese Army was on our doorstep. On February 19, Darwin was bombed. That night, the Japanese invaded nearby Timor. More than 1000 allied troops on the...
Military History: Vietnam. Bad moon rising
How Australians avoided a massacre at Nui Le - Greg Dodds This was the last major action by Australians in the Viet Nam War 49 years ago and not too many Australians know about it .Delta Company lost the last Infantry Soldier killed and the last National Serviceman...
Military History: Vietnam The Battle for FSB Anderson
A NIGHT IN THE YEAR OF THE MONKEY.THE DECIMATION OF AUSTRALIAN ARMY SAPPERS ON STANDING PATROLDURING THE BATTLE OF FIRE SUPPORT BASE ANDERSEN, SOUTH VIETNAM - TET OFFENSIVE 1968Compiled and Written by Peter Scott March 2017 This article looks at what has been written...