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The Infantryman's Load
The Permanent Army in Australia up to World War 2
Slouch Hat & Eggshell - The Syrian Campaign 1941

The Army's Birthday - An Ongoing Debate

Australian Army Casualties and VCs

Brief History of 2nd Division

History of the Post War Army (disclaimer as to accuracy)

Matilda Tanks at Retimo on the Island of Crete

Territorial Recruitment of the Australian Imperial Force in the First World War

Turkish Forces for the Defence of Gallipoli
Booklist

Australian Army History Collection
The Royal Australian Corps of Transport - A History of Australian Army Transport 1973-2000
Albert Palazzo
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Duntroon - The Royal Military College of Australia 1911-2001
Darren Moore
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The Warrior Poets: An Anthology: Poetry of the Australian Army 1901-2001
Compiled by Major Robert Morrison, RAAC
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Operation Orders
Pat Beale DSO, MC
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The Fight Leaders: A Study of Australian Battlefield Leadership
D. Butler, A. Argent and J. Shelton
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Defenders of Australia: The Third Australian Division 1916-1991
Albert Palazzo
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Bowler of Gallipoli: Witness to the ANZAC Legend
Frank Glen
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A Soldier's Soldier: The Life of Lieutenant-General Sir Carl Herman Jess
Ron Austin
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Winning With Intelligence: A Biography of Brigadier John David Rogers, CBE, MC 1895-1978
Judy Thomson
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The Fragile Forts: The Fixed Defences of Sydney Harbour 1788-1963
Peter Oppenheim
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Only One River To Cross
A. M. Harris
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Vets at War
Ian M. Parsonson
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Army Military History Series
For Hearths and Homes: Citzen soldiering in Australia 1854-1945
Craig Wilcox
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The Forgotten Force: The Australian military contribution to the occupation of Japan 1945-1952
James Wood
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Soldiers in Politics: The impact of the military on Australian political life and institutions
Chris Coulthard-Clark
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Blamey: The Commander-in-Chief
David Horner
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Against the Sun: The AIF in Malaya, 1941-42
Janet Uhr
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The Brisbane Line Controversy: Political opportunism versus national security, 1942-45
Paul Burns
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Warrior of Kokoda: A biography of Brigadier Arnold Potts
Bill Edgar
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Lavarack: Rival General
Brett Lodge
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Australian Army History Series
The Paladin
Peter S Sadler
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Bravery Above Blunder
John Coates
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Australia's Military Map-Makers
Chris Coulthard-Clark
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Soldiers of the Queen
Janette Bomford
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Sir James Whiteside McCay
Christopher Wray
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Morshead
David Coombes
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Alamein The Australian Story
Mark Johnston and Peter Stanley
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The Australian Army
Albert Palazzo
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The Once and Future Army
Dayton McCarthy
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Ted Serong
Anne Blair
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On Shaggy Ridge
Phillip Bradley
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Kokoda Commander
Stuart Braga
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The Third Force
Alan Powell
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Neville Howse
Michael B Tyquin
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The Other Enemy?
Glenn Wahlert
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HISTORY & BATTLES

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Brigadier General Monash's account of the evacuation from Gallipoli

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Colonial Security, the Sudan & the Boer War: 1788 -1902

The Beginnings

The British Garrison

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The Sudan - 1885

Aid to the Civil Power

The Boer War 1899-1902

From Federation through the World Wars: 1901 - 1945

Federation

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World War I - Sinai, Palestine and Syria

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World War II - Initiation

World War II - The Middle East

World War II - South East Asia 1941-42

World War II - South West Pacific 1941-42

World War II - South West Pacific 1943-45

World War II Army Casualties

Peace, War & Peacekeeping: 1945-1996

Post-War 1945-51

The War in Korea 1950-53

Regional Security 1951 - 55

Malayan Emergency 1955-60

The Pentropic Organisation 1960-65

Indonesian Confrontation 1964-65

National Service 1965-1972

Vietnam War 1962-72

Changing Commitments 1971-77

Peacekeeping 1979-96

The Gulf War 1990-91

To the 21st Century
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