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Lawrence of Arabia and the Light Horse
One of the great legends of the war in the desert and the role of the Australian Light Horse is reviewed in this special section.

• The sword in their midst by Nigel Steel
• Star-crossed by Mal Booth
• Creating a legend by Robyn Van Dyk
• Horsemen of the air by Robyn Van Dyk

Pioneer soldier settler Craig Wilcox
There were soldier-settlers in Australia more than a century before the First World War produced their best-known cohort.

Of wheat and wool Sue Pfanner
Staff sargeant Austin Shepard stood out as an exceptional soldier settlement success story.

The 'black art' Tim Coyle
Closeted behing black-out curtains, RAAF navigators played a crucial role in the air war over Europe during the Second World War.

Campaign in the balance Walter Krudrycz
The failure of the Japanese to capture the important airstrip at Wau signalled that the scales in the New Guinea campaign had tipped in favour of the Allies.

Eyewitness: 1st Battery, 2/1st Field Regiment Norrie Jones

The last shot Wes Olson
Like everything in the Memorial's exhibitions, an engraved shell case in the Gallipoli 1915 gallery has an interesting story.

The challenge of getting there David Stevens
One of the more remarkable Australian operations a the beginning of the First World War took place not on the battlefield but within our national shipyards.

Australians at Guadalcanal Gregory P. Gilbert
Most Australians are familiar with the determined efforts of Australian soldiers along the Kokoda Track but the actions of Australian soldiers at Guadalcanal were equally, if not more, important to the Allied success in the Pacific.

Bitten and held Michael Molkentin
The battle at Messines in June 1917 showed that good planning in the pursuit of well-defined objectives could bring victory.

Words for warriors Anne-Marie Condé
Books were popular accoutrements during the Second World War, and lending libraries followed servicemen and women into battle.

Eyewitness: Travelling north on a palliasse Eddie Gilbert
After five months at Bonegilla, Victoria, the 2/21st Infantry Battalion, AIF, finally received the orders taking it to war, or so they thought.

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