Wartime Magazine issue 63

Winter 2013

Through enemy eyes

• Spirit of BUSHIDŌ by Haruki Yoshida.
  The Japanese were impressed by the Australians at Kokoda.
• Bullecourt, day of disaster by Jack Sheldon.
  The assault seen from the German side of the wire.
• Kursk: prelude to defeat by David Stahel.
  A new look at the great tank battle in Russia.
• Jai Hind! And Banzai! By Peter Stanley.
  Indian soldiers fought on both sides of the Pacific War.
• They called them “Hellships” by Lachlan Grant.
  Prisoners at sea faced an uncertain fate.
• Bringing him home by Elizabeth Rechniewski.
  The return of an Aboriginal digger from the Kokoda Trail.
• First in, last out by Ashley Ekins and Juliet Schyvens.
  Australia’s team went the distance in Vietnam.
• Not falling short by Paul Stevens.
  The artillery at Fromelles faced formidable difficulties.
• From artillery to art by Clinton Johnston.
  Artillery signaller George Benson became an official war artist.
• Taken by the Turks by Kate Walton.
  An Australian airman experienced the privileges and pitfalls of rank in captivity.
• Racing into the guns by James Hurst.
  Tracking the fate of two lads from Western Australia.
• The truth about furphies by Emma Campbell.
• Plus regular features, including book reviews, letters, and Memorial news.

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