Past speakers

Ms. Eleanor Limprecht will be sharing with us about the research which she did into Australian war brides who went to America during WWII in order to write her novel, The Passengers.

Before the RAAF has even taken possession of the latest addition to its arsenal of air weapons, the F35 - a 5th generation fighter - is being heralded as one of the most cyber tested weapon systems in the world.

Centennial WW1 Armistice Tribute. Gallipoli, Western Front & Palestine - Eye Witness Accounts. The author's campaign to switch the commemorative spotlight from Gallipoli to important but less well-known battlefields.

The story of a very adventurous and heroic US Air Force Officer that was seconded to the CIA to overfly Soviet airspace at the height of the cold war.

The Military History Society of New South Wales Incorporated presents [...]

The Secret Code-Breakers of Central Bureau tells the story of the country's significant code-breaking and signals-intelligence achievements during the Second World War.

The Malayan Emergency (1948-1960) marks one of the bleakest period in the history of Malaya (now known as Malaysia). This lecture traces the emergence of the Communist Insurgents and explores the events that led to the declaration of the Emergency.

The Battle of the Coral Sea was off the north-east coast of Australia between 4 and 8 May 1942 fought by US and Australian forces against the Japanese. It was the first aircraft carrier battle ever fought.

Lake Tanganyika is the longest freshwater lake in the world, but one of the strangest battles of WWI took place on its placid waters. Hear Battlefield Guide Dennis Weatherall's detailed account of this feat of arms.

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Military History Society of NSW, Major General the Honourable Justice Paul Brereton AM RFD will give a lecture on Lieutenant General James Gordon Legge CB, CMG, MA, LLB.