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Understanding Withdrawal and Surrender Through the Fall of Singapore and the Battles of Gaza

This lesson plan by Sally Graham uses case studies from the fall of Singapore and Battles of Gaza to acknowledge that while defeat is the antithesis of an Army's purpose, there is surprising value to be had in discussing defeats and contextualising their significance.

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Members of 7RAR near Phuoc Hai, Vietnam.

Australia's Involvement in the Vietnam War Battle Map

A team at the Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society, from the University of New South Wales have developed a website called 'Australia's Vietnam War' which presents available data, including the official war diaries from the conflict in a visual or graphic form.

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Australian Army History Series

The ‘Australian Army History Series’ provided by the Cambridge University Press is focused on the history of the Army, its people and its role in the development of the nation.

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Military Adaptation and Improving in War

This article by Theo Farrell via the Journal of Strategic Studies asks the question ‘how do militaries improve operational performance in war?’

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Soldiers advancing with guns.

Military Learning and Competing Theories of Change

This article titled ‘Military Learning and Competing Theories of Change’ by Janine Davidson via the University of Michigan Press suggests that militaries have a difficult time innovating. It applies modern concepts of organisational theory and organisational change to address the ‘catalyst for change’ question – do militaries change on their own?

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Episode of Kokoda Trail Podcast

This episode from the Dead Prussian Podcast Series features Karl James, a senior historian at the Australian War Memorial and editor of Kokoda: Beyond the Legend. During the podcast, Karl covers the legend and reality of Kokoda as well as its significance to Australia.

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Departure of the NSW Contingent for Sudan on 03 March, 1885 from Circular Quay..

Australian Military History

The Australian War Memorial presents ‘Australians at War' an Australian military history overview. These short chapters focus specifically on Australia's involvement in war, from the time of the first settlement at Sydney Cove in the 18th century, to peacekeeping roles, and the First and Second Gulf Wars.

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Defence-in-Depth Blog

Defence-in-Depth is the research blog of the Defence Studies Department. It provides in-depth contemporary and historical analysis of issues relating to defence.

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Australian Army veteran Mr Ray De Vere (right), MC, OAM, shares his personal experiences as a Troop Leader at the Battle of Binh Ba in Vietnam, 1969.

Combat Operations in North Borneo and Vietnam

The Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society has put together a comparative study of the combat operations conducted by Commonwealth forces in North Borneo during Indonesia’s Confrontation with Malaysia, and the 1st Australian Task Force (1ATF) in Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam.

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Flag of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

Present at the Creation

This series of three articles published by Foreign Policy tell the story of Abu Ahmad, a Syrian operative for the Islamic State who witnessed the group's lightning expansion firsthand and spent months among its most notorious foreign fighters.

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