Part 3 of Missiles for the Masses focuses on the development of the mythos of ANZAC Day, and how this ties into the 28 Articles of Counterinsurgency, outlined in military field guides. Mercedes and Abi discuss the fabrication of nationalist narratives as an attempt by settler-colonies to legitimise the occupation of First Nations lands, and the expansion of militarism. The politicisation of the ANZAC mythos is analysed historically in the context of defence build up, the bicentennial of 1988 and the normalisation of militarism through events like the Avalon Airshow.

2021. Munro, D. History Wars: The Peter Ryan – Manning Clark Controversy. ‘The Australian History Wars’. ANU Press. https://press-files.anu.edu.au/downloads/press/n9034/pdf/ch02.pdf

2014. Uncle Gary Foley. History, Nationalism and ANZAC Day. https://kooriweb.org/foley/essays/pdf_essays/anzac%20day.pdf

2003. Macintyre, S. The History Wars. https://www.evatt.org.au/post/the-history-wars

2018. Holbrook, C. ‘Commemorators-in-Chief: How Politicians Appropriated Anzac Commemoration’. Australian Policy and History. https://aph.org.au/2018/11/commemorators-in-chief-how-politicians-have-appropriated-anzac-commemoration-and-why-we-should-be-concerned/

2006. Kilcullen, D. “Twenty-Eight Articles”: Fundamentals of Company-level Counterinsurgency. Military Review. 134-139.

2014. Holbrook, C. ANZAC: The Unauthorised Biography. NewSouth Publishing.

2001. John Howard. Address at the ANZAC Day Parade, Canberra. https://pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au/release/transcript-12363

2020. Crotty, M., Holbrook, C. ‘The Anzac legend has blinded Australia to its war atrocities. It’s time for a reckoning’. The Conversation.

Music: The Bicentennial Rap. Tanya McConvell. Raps, radio programs and more from Tanya and stories from over 50 years of activism: Radio Tanya - https://radiotanyaweb.wixstudio.com/radiotanya2

Outro track: Activis – DRS & Mindstate