Wartime Magazine Issue 20
Spring 2002
Tet Turning Point
- Reflections by Steve Gower
- Moment of sacrifice by Chris Davidson
A dramatic second in the exploits of Bomber Command is frozen on film. - Tet turning point by Chris Coulthard-Clark
One event broke the military deadlock and changed the Vietnam War. - Myths of the Vietnam War by Lex McAulay
There are many stories but they are not all true. - Kokoda heroes by David Horner
The Japanese threat to Australia was exposed in the jungles of Papua. - Kokoda: a forgotten tragedy by Steve Bullard
The attackers faced unexpected problems along the Kokoda Trail. - Roff’s war by Chris Goddard
The Australians were surprised when they captured a wayward German messenger in 1918. - When art became a weapon by Ann Elias
Australian camouflage techniques in the South-West Pacific in 1943 became text-book achievements. - Hero four times over by Graeme Beveridge
A humble stretcher-bearer with the AIF became a hero four times over. - The loss of HMAS Yarra by Daniel Oakman
The attack of a small convoy in March 1942 produced one of the bravest acts in our military history. - A ‘damnable struggle’ for hope by Nola Anderson
Ray Parkin battled the odds to record some of the finer aspects of the Burma– Thailand Railway. - How Grady cleared the gun by David Pearson
One man’s bravery during the Crimean War. - Australia’s ‘urgent imperial service’ by Daniel Oakman
The AN&MEF in the Great War. - Were they the first? by Robin Pennock
The war arrived in South Australia when mine clearance men were killed in 1941. - Australians in the Berlin Airlift by Chris Coulthard-Clark
The RAF was short of experienced aircrew for a mammoth air airlift and welcomed an offer of help. - War brides break barriers by Keiko Tamura
After 50 years, a loyal group of women have established new bonds. - Art and war in Japan by Charlotte Sarossy
A 17-year-old artist’s view of Pearl Harbor. - One man’s war in New Guinea by Josh Brown
Prize-winning essay. - Eyewitness
An air gunner’s letter to his father. - Despatches
Newsletter of the Australian War Memorial ANZAC Foundation - Plus regular features, including book reviews, letters and Memorial news.
