Australian Military History Podcast
1) A Christmas Present
As promised in my last episode, I hereby present to you all a Christmas present to say thank you for your support throughout the year. Have a good one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...Show More
2) Pozieres - Taking the Village Part 3
Having advanced beyond the village of Pozieres, the 1st and 3rd Brigades of the 1st Division now attempted to realign themselves with the Old German (OG) Lines. The fighting by now was chaotic with or...Show More
3) Pozieres
After securing the ground on the southern edge of Pozieres village, along the Bapaume Road, the 1st Australian Division was ordered to use patrols to capture the remainder of the village, which higher...Show More
4) Pozieres
In 1916, the British launched the now infamous Battle of the Somme. Three weeks after the opening of the battle, the high ground around a small village in French Picardy remained in German hands. In t...Show More
5) Interview - Roland Perry
I recently interviewed Roland Perry about his new book Oliphant, the biography of arguably Australia's greatest mind and a man who played an instrumental role in the defeat of both Nazi Germany and Ja...Show More
6) The Battle of Rafa
With the capture of Magdhaba and with El Arish more or less secured, the Desert Column was poised to leave the Sinai behind and entre Palestine. There was only one potential threat to that advance, th...Show More
7) Interview - Tom Gilling
Start Digging You Bastards is the new book from Tom Gilling, following the deeds of the Australian 9th Division during the Battle of El Alamein. This month I interview Tom about El Alamein and the Aus...Show More
8) Guest Episode - Aussies In Yugoslavia
Something different this month as this is a topic I knew absolutely nothing about. Fortunately, someone who does know all about it is Edmund Goldrick, whose dulcet tones you will get to enjoy instead ...Show More
9) 77th Squadron RAAF in Korea
At the outbreak of the Korean War, the 77th Squadron were just packing up to leave Japan after five years with the occupation forces. Within a week they were flying their first combat mission of the w...Show More
10) Between Finschhafen and Sattelberg Part 3
The Japanese thrust had managed to drive a wedge between the 24th Brigade and the 20th Brigade of the 9th Division. But the fighting had left the Japanese battered and unable to launch a coordinated f...Show More