Journal of the Australian War Memorial articles from October 2002

Journal of the Australian War Memorial archives from October 2002

Mark Johnston & Peter Stanley, Alamein: the Australian story.(Book Review)
October 1, 2002... Mark Johnston & Peter Stanley, Alamein: the Australian story, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 2002, xii + 314 pp., illustrations, maps, bibliography, index, hard cover, rrp A$55. With the growth of public broadcasting television and...

The forgotten man: Lieut.-General Sir Frank Berryman.(Biography)
October 1, 2002... {1} The name "Berryman" does not rank in the annals of famous Australian generals. It is not spoken of with reverence on ANZAC Day, nor is his name associated with the deeds of great Australian military men. It does not conjure up the same...

Prelude to invasion: covert operations before the re-occupation of Northwest Borneo, 1944-45.
October 1, 2002... {1} In 1945 the task of retaking from the Japanese the former British Borneo territories of Sarawak, Brunei, and North Borneo (Sabah) was entrusted to the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). The 20th and 24th Brigades of the 9th Division launched...

"Operation handover"--Darwin, September 1964.
October 1, 2002... {1} On 16 September 1963 Malayan Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman formally announced the existence of the Federation of Malaysia, incorporating Malaya, Singapore, and British territories in Borneo. This drew a hostile reaction from President...

"Great in adversity": Indian prisoners of war in New Guinea.
October 1, 2002... {1} Hitherto little attention has been directed to the experience of Indian prisoners of war in South-East Asia, and much of that had concerned the formation of the pro-Japanese Indian National Army (INA). While several scholarly works explore...

Hank Nelson, Chased by the sun: courageous Australians in Bomber Command in World War II.(Book Review)
October 1, 2002... Hank Nelson, Chased by the sun: courageous Australians in Bomber Command in World War II, ABC Books, Sydney, 2002, ix + 319 pp., illustrations, maps, bibliography, index, soft cover, rrp $32.95. Hank Nelson has written a book that will stir...

Christopher Wray, Sir James Whiteside McCay: a turbulent life.(Book Review)
October 1, 2002... Christopher Wray, Sir James Whiteside McCay: a turbulent life, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 2002, viii + 280 pp., illustrations, maps, bibliography, index, hard cover, rrp $55.00. During the First World War, James Whiteside McCay...