Much of Australia's military history literature focuses on battles and the way generals plan and prosecute an action or campaign. But what do generals do when they are not fighting battles? "The Battles Before" examines the role of senior leaders in...

"The Backroom Boys" is the remarkable, but little known, story of how a varied group of talented intellectuals, drafted into the Australian Army in the dark days of 1942, provided high-level policy advice to Australia's most senior soldier, General B...

In November 1941, about 100 university students began their short-term compulsory military training with the 15th Infantry Battalion. Most were aged 19-22, had daytime jobs and were evening or external students from the arts, commerce and law faculti...

The Australian Imperial Force, first raised in 1914 for overseas war service, became better known by its initials – the "AIF". There was a distinct character to those who enlisted in the earliest months and who were destined to fight on Gallipoli. Du...