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Collection Conservation & CareHistorical and Archive Material

Images of War: The Lost Diggers of Vignacourt.

The invention of photography in 1839 changed the world. It provided a more accessible means for society to record and...
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Australian soldiers at the battle of Long Tan
Historical and Archive Material

The Australian Army in action in Vietnam 1966

This is a 25 minute documentary made by the Australian Commonwealth Film Unit in 1966 shortly after the Australian Task...
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French troops crossing delta country in outdated US tanks during campaign against Viet Minh. Vietnam. 1950
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Information for the Vietnam war historian

I’ll add this to the links list, but for anybody interested in the conflict in Indochina, the Vietnam War Resource...
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A special pair of wings

These Australian SAS parachutist wings are amongst the most prized in my collection for a couple of reasons. Apart from...
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The Olympic Games. Sydney 2000, watching from the shadows.

With the recent G4S security recruitment debacle and the heightened threat of terrorist attack much has been made of the...
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Field Reports

Revisiting Vietnam’s infamous Dan Sinh “War Surplus” Market

Deciding to collect Vietnam War militaria is fraught with danger as the marketplace is saturated with fakes and reproductions. I...
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News & EventsThe 'juleswings' Collection

So, what’s this all about?

For as long as I can remember I’ve had a fascination with armies and military history. My parents recall that...
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Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) Special Operations Forces. Parachuting Pioneers – The Rip Cord Club of the World Badge China. People’s Liberation Army Airborne. This was an unexpected surprise that arrived with the mail last week. It appears to be a PLA airborne or special operations patch, but I can’t identify the specific unit and google translate can’t read the text.  Can anyone help with a translation or ID? ‘Indochine 1953’ Merry Christmas. Wishing everyone a relaxing festive season and may next year add great finds to your collection. Cambodia 1970 – 1975. Khmer Air Force (KAF) wings in my collection. Soviet Afghanistan War (1979-89) period VDV Airborne / GRU Spetsnaz (Спецназ) uniform on display at the Czech Army Museum Žižkov (Armádní muzeum Žižkov) in Prague. Three French 4th SAS veteran’s badges which sold at auction in Belgium last weekend.

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