New research shows WWII dominates Australians’ knowledge of military history. But big gaps remain
- Written by Nicole Townsend, Lecturer in History, UNSW Sydney
Eighty years ago this week, Japan surrendered after nearly four years of war in the Asia-Pacific. For Australia, this meant the end of not only the war in the Pacific, but also the second world war that had begun six years earlier, in September 1939.
In that time, around one million Australians – approximately 15% of the population –...
