Wartime Magazine Issue 29
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Summer 2005
Life at the DAT
- Reflections by Steve Gower.
The Director of the Australian War Memorial's comment - One of a kind by Ross McMullin.
An Australian belatedly turned up at Buckingham Palace to be presented with his VC by the King. - The Anzac yarn by Peter Burness.
Australians back home delighted in a thrilling story from Gallipoli but it was mostly a myth that simply evaporated. - Quinn’s Post: ‘The most critical position’ by Peter Stanley.
Extract from Peter Stanley’s latest book, Quinn’s Post, Anzac, Gallipoli, published by Allen & Unwin. - Life at the Dat by Craig Wilcox.
Home could be surprisingly comfortable at the Vietnam military base. - Bunker assault by Elizabeth Stewart.
A quilt made by the wife of a badly wounded National Serviceman serves as a tribute to Vietnam veterans. - Photo-essay by Patricia Sabine.
A compilation by Patricia Sabine commemorates the life of renowned Second World War photographer George Silk. - The finest ships in the fleet by Colin Jones.
The service of HMAS Anzac and Tobruk in the Korean War. - Coming clean by Albert Palazzo.
Heading for home from Iraq involved more than simply packing a kitbag. - The Kokoda myth by Steven Bullard.
Examining some misconceptions about the Japanese in New Guinea. - An eye for an eye by Michael Tyquin.
Australian troops staged a public flogging of German nationals in Rabaul in 1914. - The last stand at Wandumi by Phillip Bradley.
Determined Australians in New Guinea continued to fight against the odds. - ‘Surry Hills can take it!’ by Brad Manera.
A new travelling exhibition looks at Australia at war. - Love, loss and identity by Anne-Marie Condé.
A war memento stirs the imagination but offers no answers. - Fighters over Greece by Alex Freeleagus.
The exploits of Australia’s forgotten Greek fighter aces. - Voyage of despair by John Moremon.
Australian prisoners transported back to Germany in 1917. - Eyewitness.
The battle of Modder River. A NSW lancer’s experiences. - Plus regular features, including book reviews, letters and Memorial news.