Become of Member of the Military History Society of NSW

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The Military History Society of New South Wales

 Since 1968 Sydney's and NSW's leading forum for the discussion of all eras of Australian and world military history, sites and heritage, and related books, magazines, films and television programs.

 Monthly lectures
Reconnaissance Magazine
Website and social media
Excursions to sites

 Become a member
Gallipoli, Fromelles, Pozieres, Somme,  Beersheba, Monash, Tobruk, Kokoda, Long Tan, Napoleon, Nelson, Trafalgar, Waterloo, Gettysburg, Grant, Alamein,  Rommel, Stalingrad, Midway, D-Day etc 

Are you interested in New South Wales, Australian and world military history and heritage? All are welcome to join.

For just $40 a year, membership of the Society provides access to:

A website, blog and social media accounts, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, keeping you abreast of latest opinions, books, articles, events, ceremonies, commemorations

Monthly lectures by leading writers, academics, historians, battlefield guides on famous battles, campaigns and sites

Reconnaissance, a quarterly magazine publishing original content, feature articles, profiles and book reviews  

Visits to sites of historical significance



Facebook: @militaryhistorysocietynsw

Twitter: twitter.com/MHS_NSW

Blog: militaryhistorysocietynsw.blogspot.com 

YouTube: channel/UCFcSd2X_1goslyiwZL-z5Qw 

Trove: nla.gov.au/nla.obj-532012013

LECTURES and PRESENTATIONS

Lecture on “Militaria from the Gallipoli Campaign”

The time and venue of the Society’s lecture program is 2:00 PM on the first Saturday of every month at City of Sydney RSL, 561-567 George Street, Sydney CBD. Our lectures by leading historians, writers and battlefield guides range from in-depth analysis of great battles to displays of military artifacts, such as from Gallipoli, to debates about preservation of battlefield sites and naval shipwrecks. Lectures often develop into open group discussions.

RECONNAISSANCE MAGAZINE

Cover of the Autumn 2019 issue of Reconnaissance

Reconnaissance is the Society’s quarterly magazine, which features original articles on subjects as diverse as Australian First World War Lt-Gen JG Legge, the Malayan Emergency, the Saratoga Campaign of the American Revolutionary War, Monash and the Battle of Hamel, the U-2 Spy Plane Incident, the Battle of Lake Tanganyika of 1915, the Warsaw Uprising of 1944 and several bios and book reviews.

SITE EXCURSIONS

Visit to HMAS Choules

In recent times parties of Society members visited the Lithgow Small Arms Factory, the Australian War Memorial in Canberra and the Royal Australian Navy Amphibious Landing Ship HMAS Choules at Fleet Base East Garden Island in Sydney, each time accompanied by Society leaders with the background and knowledge to ensure they were particularly enriching experiences. 

Call: 0419 698 783

Email: president@militaryhistorynsw.com.au

Write: PO Box 929, Rozelle NSW 2039

 Why not join the Society?  Visit our website's membership page to find out how, here: http://militaryhistorynsw.com.au/home/membership/  

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