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ONLINE ONLY: The Battle of 42nd Street
Live Stream Here: YouTube Live, Facebook Live, Twitter Broadcast
Date: THURSDAY 26 May 2022 @ 7:00pm AEST (Melbourne) | 12:00pm EEST (Athens) | 5:00am EDT (New York)
Presenter: Prof Peter Monteath
Language of Presentation: English
Entry: FREE
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Synopsis
May 27 marks the 81st anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles involving Australian forces in the Second World War. On the morning of that day, along a defensive line called 42’nd Street just south of Crete’s Suda Bay, several Australian and New Zealand infantry battalions staged an assault on an unsuspecting regiment of German mountain troops. This presentation examines the background to the Battle for Crete and the series of events which led to the bayonet charge on 42nd Street. It poses questions about what it is that motivates men to fight and to kill, and it considers the legacy of 42nd Street for Greece and Australia.
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Bio
Peter Monteath was born in Brisbane and educated in Queensland and in Germany. He has taught previously at The University of Queensland, Griffith University, Deakin University, The University of Western Australia and The University of Adelaide. He has also been Adjunct Professor at The University of St. Louis Missouri and the Technical University of Berlin, where he was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow. At Flinders he is currently the Vice President and Executive Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. His book Battle on 42nd Street: War in Crete and the Anzacs’ Bloody Last Stand was published by NewSouth in 2019.
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Sponsors
We thank Cretan Federation of Australia & New Zealand for the kind donation that makes seminars like this possible.
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The Greek Community of Melbourne is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Non-Profits Commission ABN 14004258360
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