Wartime Magazine Issue 9

Summer 2000

The Korean War 1950 - 1953

  • Reflections by Steve Gower.  
    The Director of the Australian War Memorial discusses what's happening at the Memorial
  • Anzac Hall         
    A new addition to the Australian War Memorial
  • The Korean War by Ian Hodges and Benjamin Evans.  
    A great Australian contribution commemorated in words and pictures
  • The Battle of Kapyong by Peter Londey.  
    In April 1951 Australia fought our most costly battle of the Korean War
  • My Korean adventure by Snow Dicker.  
    Poingnant memoirs of a soldier
  • Trademark of the Australian Army by Peter Aitken.  
    The slouch hat and its colourful history
  • Australians at Krithia by Ian Hodges.  
    The tragic battle that faced the Australian 2nd Brigade when it moved south on Gallipoli
  • The Richmond Colours by Catherine Challenor.  
    "Esteemed beyond any value", the colours were a rallying call
  • Pluto Pipeline Under the Ocean by Carla Anne Schmidt and Paul Griffiths.  
    A dream that disappointed
  • The bite of melancholoy by John Hall.  
    Australian farms gave Italian prisoners of war an unexpected life in Australia
  • Flames over Friedrichshafen by Michael Armit.  
    "Something of a miracle" happened in the early morning sky over south of Germany
  • Trash for treasure by David Pearson and George Baily.  
    A chance discovery at Holsworthy provided the Memorial with some valuable relics
  • Turkish hero of the Dardanelles by Ashley Ekins.  
    An allied naval assault revealed a courageous corporal who personified Turkish resistance
  • Das Boot by Peter Londey.  
    One of the great war films reviewed
  • Plus regular features, including Reflections, Mail Call, and book reviews.
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