This event will be host to author Bruce Gaunson and a lecture based on his book Fighting the Kaiserreich: Australia’s within the Great War. The book explores World War 1 and Australia’s struggle with Imperial Germany during the Great War.

After some years as a teacher and academic, Bruce Gaunson became the West Europe political analyst at the Office of National Assessments (Canberra) during the Cold War’s final outcomes. His teaching career culminated in thirteen years as Head of History at Sydney Grammar School. Fighting the Kaiserreich is his third book.

The Estaminet Group is an interest group initially created by Great War researchers/specialists associated with The Australian War Memorial and ADFA. It provides a forum based on lectures around the broad topic of Australia’s involvement in world wars; commencing with WW1.

The Estaminet itself is affiliated with the Western Front Association in the UK – one of the largest military history organisations in Europe.