Remembrance Day 2022

Lest we forget

This Remembrance Day, ACU honours those who have served and sacrificed. Throughout the Commonwealth, we remember all who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.

You can help keep their legacy alive by engaging with the collective memory of our nation as found in ebooks, film, documentaries, sound, and research. 

Read

ACU Research Bank:

Explore Research Bank to find scholarly publications on Australia’s involvement in conflict, by ACU researchers, including:

• Noah Riseman
• Margaret Hutchison
• Shirleen Robinson
• Hannah Forsyth
• Graham Willett

World War I and World War II eBooks

ACU Library offers access to more than 2000 fiction and non-fiction ebooks about World War I and World War II for your research or leisure. 

Watch

Uncover a broad range of films, documentaries, and archival clips which present first-hand accounts of both wars.

• First World War database. Primary source material highlighting experiences of soldiers, civilians, and governments on both sides of the conflict.
• Kanopy, use search terms such as World War I, World War II, or war to locate films and documentaries.
• Moving images of the First World War, clips span the full duration of the Great War, covering topics and themes such as medical services, recruitment and training, warfare, women at war and propaganda.
• View a wide collection of videos from satire to drama on Library search.

Listen

Listen to performing arts, as well as the oral histories of both veterans and civilians, featuring stories of tragedy, hope, and resilience.

• Oral history recordings of veterans and those who lived through the First World War, offering a fascinating scope of personal experiences (includes accompanying transcripts). 
• Audio interviews and musical compositions in Library search.
• Remembrance Day (includes the Last Post) music by The Central Bank of The Royal British Legion.