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Military history is a field that studies warfare and its societal impacts, including battle strategies, weaponry progression, and military technology evolution. It's crucial for understanding societal evolution and informing military strategies. Strategists can learn from victories and defeats by analysing past wars to inform future decisions. Military history also reveals societal responses to conflict, guiding efforts to prevent future wars and promote peace. Additionally, it fosters national identity by allowing societies to remember and honour their past. In essence, military history provides valuable insights into the past, present, and human nature.

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The origin story of the Anzac biscuit is largely myth – but that shouldn’t obscure the history of women during the war

Anzac biscuits hold strong cultural significance today despite the current recipe emerging after the war. Women managed canteens near the frontline and the Australian Comforts Fund coordinated volunteer support. Fundraising cookbooks contributed to war financing.

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80 years ago, American soldiers captured the center of Nazi Germany

In April 1945, U.S. soldiers raised the American flag in the centre of Nuremberg. Berlin was Germany’s capital, but Nuremberg was considered the Nazi’s political centre due to its importance in generating Nazi propaganda.

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Asia without America? History shows Australia can be confident shaping regional security

Australia took the lead in the Five Power Defence Arrangements-Aust, NZ, UK, Singapore and Malaysia showing we have the history, partnerships and capability to shape regional stability—especially when global powers are focused elsewhere.

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Oldest Pearl Harbor survivor dies at 106

Vaughn Drake Jr. was a 23-year-old Army engineer working in Oahu when Japanese forces attacked the American base. He was on his way to breakfast when he started seeing Japanese planes fly by.

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2,300 Tanks Destroyed: How Tiny Finland Humiliated Russia in the Winter War

Against all odds, Finland’s local knowledge, unity, and adaptability helped it resist a larger force— preparation and resolve can overcome sheer size. The term Molotov Cocktail first coined- an improvised incendiary grenade used against Soviet tanks.

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The Army didn’t have a photo of the ‘new’ Benning, so we found this one

The United States Army recently renamed Fort Moore, Georgia, after former US Army Corporal Fred Benning, a decorated WWI veteran. Fred later became a Nebraska mayor and shot someone during a council meeting.

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Marine awarded Navy Cross at Vietnam War’s Battle of Hue remembered as ‘magnificent,’ humble leader

US Marine Captain Myron Harrington was known for his leadership. He was highly decorated for his war-time actions—though rarely mentioned his war service—and is being remembered for his dedication to fostering future Marine leaders.

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PNG unveils WWII memorial after Andrew Forrest-led expedition discovery

While searching for his uncle’s remains in Papua New Guinea, billionaire Andrew Forrest uncovered the final resting place of two Australian World War II Beaufort Bomber crews. A memorial has now been erected in Gasmata.

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The Cold War nuclear test that turned the sky crimson

In the early 1960s, the US military fired nuclear rockets into space to study electromagnetic pulses and their effects, creating a massive crimson aurora, blackouts in Hawaii, and heightened radiation that damaged satellites.

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The World War II destroyer escort that fought like a battleship

The Battle of Leyte Gulf (1944) was the largest naval engagement in history, involving four major engagements over four days. The U.S. destroyer escort Roberts fought valiantly against heavy Japanese cruisers, despite eventually being sunk.