Wartime Magazine Issue 51
Winter 2010
Those Who Dared - An SAS Soldier's Account
- Life on the ground in the ’Ghan by Sergeant R.
Physical hardships are just the beginning. - ‘There will be no live VCs in 8 Group' by Aaron Pegram.
Australian airmen in Path Finder Force were among Bomber Command’s finest. - The Emu: getting the bloody job done by Elizabeth Stewart.
Flying a helicopter in Vietnam was demanding and dangerous. - Jifjafa, a desert raid by Jean Bou.
For the light horse in 1916, long-range operations were the key to dominating the Sinai Desert. - Those ‘Army–Navy freaks’ by Karl James.
The RAN Beach Commandos were among the most highly trained Australian servicemen of the Second World War; they made order from confusion. - ‘To catch old Jerry eating his sauerkraut’ by Michael Molkentin.
Two huge raids on German aerodromes at Lille by the Australian Flying Corps marked the high point of Harry Cobby’s career. - Life below the waves by Gary Oakley.
The cramped world of a submarine places unique demands on its crew. - Fuel in their veins by Peter Burness.
Fliers from the Great War were trail-blazers in the conquest of distance. - When the Melbourne went to Hollywood by David Gist.
Glamour and colour entered the lives of Australian sailors in 1959. - Lawrence Bragg and sound-ranging by John JenKin.
A brilliant Australian played a crucial but unrecognised role in the Great War. - Artist on the medical front line by Cherie Prosser.
Official war artist Nora Heysen documented the significance of Australian malaria research. - Plus regular features including Reflections, Mail Call and Book Reviews
