The battle of Binh Ba was one of the more significant actions fought by Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War. Before the battle, soldiers of the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) had fought ...

An attack carried out on 10 June 1918 by 7th Brigade of the 2nd Australian against the southern portion of the Morlancourt spur which overlooked the village of Sailly-Laurette on the Somme. Launched ...

The battle of Midway was a decisive Allied naval victory and a major turning point in the Second World War. The battle was fought between Japanese and American carrier forces near the Midway Atoll, a ...

Propaganda is a form of communication that promotes a particular perspective or agenda by using text and images to provoke an emotional response and influence behaviour. Can you think of some modern ...

Suspended in the newly constructed spiral stairwells of the Memorial, two glass sculptures shimmer, casting dynamic shadows across the space. These breathtaking installations, hand-made by Annette ...

Today marks the anniversary of the Fall of Singapore, one of the worst military disasters to befall Australia, and one of the greatest defeats in British history. Since 1923 Singapore had been ...

These understated descriptions of the arduous route from Kokoda to Buna appear on a map of the Kokoda Trail held by the Australian War Memorial, part of the Memorial’s map digitisation project. Before ...

Thirty years ago, the crews of Australian warships HMAS Brisbane and Sydney were on-station in the Persian Gulf and had ringside seats to a most awesome display of naval firepower. At 0230 on the ...

A crowd of more than 32,000 people gathered in the dark this morning at the Australian War Memorial for the Anzac Day Dawn Service, commemorating the 109th anniversary of the Gallipoli landing. The ...

The Nazi–Soviet war of 1941–45, also known as the Eastern Front of the Second World War, was the largest and most costly conflict in human history. Between June 1941 and May 1945, Adolf Hitler’s ...

Between the First and Second World Wars (1919–39) Australia’s armed services fell to their lowest ebb. The hard-won experience and capability generated by the Australian Military Forces (AMF), the ...

In the peace and quiet of the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial, a pigeon has been busy preparing for new life in a place that commemorates death, sacrifice and renewal. Each day the ...