The Australian Imperial Force, first raised in 1914 for overseas war service, became better known by its initials – the "AIF". There was a distinct character to those who enlisted in the earliest months and who were destined to fight on Gallipoli. Du...

"Dust, Donkeys and Delusion" examines and clinically debunks the myth that has grown up around Private John Simpson Kirkpatrick, the so-called "Man with the Donkey", the quintessential Australian "hero" of Gallipoli. While the various elements of the...