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New research shows WWII dominates Australians' knowledge of military history. But big gaps remain

We asked a range of questions to determine Australians' knowledge of and engagement with national military history, how they learn about it, and their opinions on the commemoration of military events ...
The Conversation

The Australian War Memorial’s prize controversy betrays the institution’s purpose: to tell the messy truth about war

Carolyn Holbrook receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is affiliated with Defending Country. The Australian War Memorial is in the news for reportedly retrospectively changing the ...
Military.com

The Battle of Hamel: Australian Soldiers Taught American Doughboys to Fight Germans in WWI

At 3:10 a.m. on July 4, 1918, American soldiers climbed out of their trenches in northern France. Most had never seen combat before. They had arrived in Europe weeks earlier. Now they were attacking ...
The Conversation

‘A defiant stand’: histories of Australia’s frontier wars are revealing their true complexity, but there’s more to be done

Professor of Australian and Aboriginal History, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW Sydney Historian Stephen Gapps’ latest book, Uprising ...