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‘Doing what needed to be done’: The Aussie who impersonated the head of the British war machine
To deceive the Germans, MI5 recruited Australian actor Meyrick Clifton James.
- by Tim Barlass
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Sydney’s undercover wartime lookout post reopens after ‘labour of love’
An abandoned, empty and crumbling military base will be opened to the public after a two-year restoration project.
- by Tim Barlass
Herald correspondent brought readers to the front line by any means necessary
Roderick Macdonald’s adventures with British glider troops was the first time any war correspondent had joined an airborne invasion. They would later honour him with the right to wear their red beret.
- by Rob Harris
Leadership change is the only route to peace in Gaza
One fine day, probably not in my lifetime, both the leaders of Hamas and Israel will die. Perhaps, and only perhaps, when that happens and a new, compassionate and inspired, leadership of both emerges, willing to bury their respective prejudices, pride, and power play, they may have a conversation and a truce will result.
There is plenty of life in the old cash yet, thank you
Bec Wilson asserts the banks believe cash will disappear in seven years (“Cash is dead. Why are we still pretending it isn’t?“, May 11). She should have written that the banks want cash to disappear in seven years. This is so they can charge retailers more in transaction fees who can then pass it on to consumers.
A stranger’s kindness and the melody of her son’s precious violin farewell this child of the Holocaust
Last week I went to the funeral of my friend’s mother, Alice. When she was a little Jewish girl growing up in Europe, her father saw the blood-drenched writing on the wall and got his family out.
- by Alexandra Sangster
Tattooist of Auschwitz arrives on screen and doesn’t shy from the book’s controversy
Heather Morris’ book was an enormous success, but was mired in a controversy about accuracy. The series based on it doesn’t shy way from that.
- by Karl Quinn
Bomber Command president taught pilots Luftwaffe attack manoeuvres
DFC citation said Houghton ‘displayed the upmost courage, fortitude and devotion to duty’.
- by Tim Barlass
‘Like a civil war’: The real Battle of Brisbane that pitted allies against each other
Over two days, American and Australian troops used batons, broken furniture, knives, guns, broken bottles and fists to settle scores.
- by Tony Moore