Great find, thanks for sharing. Would be interesting to see
Hey all, When people seem to talk about the great Battles of WW2, the names Normandy, Stalingrad, Guadacanal, Iwo Jima etc are the names that...
Definately a cause worth pursuing, i hope someone here is able to help. The deeds of the 1st AIF are sadly largely unknown
Hi all, apologies if this has been posted before, but i happened upon a book the other day which claimed to contain evidence on German landings on...
There is a great book about her by peter Fitzsimmons, well worth a read, a very brave woman, and an incredible story
Apologies if this footage is common knowledge already, but this has to be the best actual combat, colour footage from WW2 i have ever seen. Ariel...
God bless the 9th Division AIF
I was wondering if there were any instances of African American troops being used in combat at all? From what i'm aware of (and i may be very...
I've started reading accounts of the Aussie/American assualts on Gona and Buna, a well dug in, fanatical enemy, prepared killing fields, and...
Hello all thanks for the hellos, always good to know there are other Aussie's around, and Jem, thanks for the heads up on 'Against the odds',...
Thats a good point. I understand that many Japanese soldiers in PNG were starving due to lack of supplies, which were being diverted to...
I have just finished reading a book about the Australian Fighter ace Squadron Leader Nicky Barr, he served for a time in the same POW camp in...
VB, congrats on the child, you must be very proud and excited. NZ should be very proud of their military heritage, didn't Rommel say something...
And i can't disagree, if not for the American victory at the battle of the Coral Sea (the single most important American contribution to...
VB, Fair enough point about General MacArthur, but the things that i can't understand about his conduct is things like pushing underprepared...
Hi All, My name is Rob, and i'm brand new to the forum. Originally from Sydney in Aussie, i currently live in Brisbane and work as an Air Traffic...
Did you mentioned in another thread it was a 10 battalion division? Is there any details as to why? Where did the 2nd serve after the desert? I'm...
Stevenz, do you have any good links where i can read up on the history of the Kiwi 2nd Div?
Volga Boatman, i believe history proves it was mainy Australian forces who finished off the Japanese in PNG. Kokoda, Milne Bay, Gona, Buna (with...
haha sorry URQH, new to the site and didn't see the little 'f' next to WW2 Vet, got a little excited
