Wartime Magazine Issue 33
Summer 2006
Sport in a time of War
- Reflections by Steve Gower.
The Director of the Australian War Memorial's comment - Sport and war by Rebecca Britt.
After capturing the nation’s admiration, athletes were targeted for recruitment into service during the First World War. - Canberra air crash: Tragedy at home by Daniel Oakman.
An air disaster in 1940 had a long-term effect on Australia and the Australian government during the Second World War. - Adelaide River insight by Claire Baddeley.
A “visual reporter’s” unique record of military medical services in the Top End. - Melancholy duty by Michael Richards.
An exhibition at Old Parliament House tells a story often overlooked in accounts of the Second World War: Australia’s Parliament in wartime. - The night the war came to Sydney by Robert Nichols.
Three Japanese midget submarines raided the harbour in 1942. - The man behind the man behind the gun by Anne-Marie Condé.
Not all valuable service in the First World War was at the front. - 8 August 1918: The battle won by Peter Burness.
A stunningly successful counter-offensive. - Digging for ‘Victory’ by Robyn Van Dyk.
Supplying food was vital to Australia’s military success in the Second World War. Many people on the home front responded with enthusiasm. - New dimension to iconic painting by John Perryman.
Charles Bryant’s painting does more than simply capture the exploits of AE2 “running amok” in the Sea of Marmora. - A ‘prend’ indeed by Karl James.
Two Australian airmen crash-landed into the guerrilla war on Bougainville. - Trench warfare 101: Training at the Bustard trenches by Michael Molkentin.
Realistic training in Britain prepared Australian troops for the reality of war on the Western Front. - The Dunkirk doll by Jane Peek and Anne-Marie Condé.
An intriguing mystery remains unsolved. - Kashmir Inc. by Daniel Flitton.
Forty years ago, Brian Molloy’s idea to privatise Kashmir may have seemed a stunt. - Return to Vietnam by Elizabeth Stewart.
Vietnam veterans revisit their former battlefield 40 years ago. - What should an Australian soldier wear? by Craig Wilcox.
The dress debate continued for decades and is still a talking point. - Eyewitness: A WAAF in Bomber Command by Sheilah Cruickshank.
A former WAAF officer recalls life supporting the Australian squadrons flying Lancasters on bombing missions over Europe. - Plus regular features, including book reviews, letters and Memorial news.
