Australian Military History

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Australian Military History episodes

October 06 Author Interview - Bram Connolly
Bram Connolly is a former infantry and Special Forces soldier, joining the Australian Army in 1991. In his new book 100 Ways I Almost Died, Bram covers the sometimes amusing, often terrifying ways his life was held in the balance both in training and on operations.

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45 min
September 15 Pozieres - Holding the Heights Part 2
Last episode we briefly covered the fate of the 2nd Division's attack on the 28th July 1916, based upon the information which trickled back to Brigade HQ. This time, we look in depth to examine the front line solider perspective and see what went wrong.

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29 min
September 01 Author Interview - Craig Collie
Major Hashida's Notebook tells the story of a newly trained Japanese intelligence officer's time in Australia prior to the outbreak of the Pacific War.
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23 min
August 20 Apologies
G'day everyone. Just a quick one to apologies for the lack of episode this month. Got snowed under with other stuff and then got crook. Back on deck next month. Cheers
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1 min
July 21 Pozieres - Holding the Heights Part 1
With the 1st Division exhausted after capturing Pozieres village, the 2nd Division took over the line and prepared for the next phase of the attack - taking and holding the heights. General Legge was charged with setting the time for this next attempt, but even before he could begin working on the plan, his 17th Battalion was dragged into the fighting in support of a British attempt to seize OG1. Over the next two days, plans were formulated, despite suffering serious losses from German artillery. But by dusk of the 28th July 1916, all was in place.

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37 min
June 23 Doc Vernon
One of the defining features of the Kokoda Campaign was undoubtedly the native carriers who carried supplies forward and wounded men back. Much is made of their contribution, and rightly so, but without the efforts of Doc Vernon to improve conditions and care of the carrier force it is debatable whether they could or would have carried on their efforts. Not only did Doc take care of the carriers, but when he became aware that the 39th Militia Battalion would be facing the Japanese onslaught at Kokoda Village, he immediately went forward and offered his services to the Commander of the 39th, a man he would soon be operating on under lamplight while under Japanese fire.

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40 min
June 10 Author Interview - Peter Mitchell
In this interview Peter Mitchell gives a detailed account of a little known event in Australia's military history - the fighting on Java in the opening weeks of the Pacific War. He also provides an insight into the benefits of creative non-fiction as a means of providing factual details about an event while also providing a good story for the readers.
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36 min
May 26 Author Interview
With the fall of Singapore imminent, all nursing staff were given orders to evacuate. Despite the protests of the nurses they boarded the evacuation ships. Those who boarded the Vyner Brook would suffering murder and imprisonment at the hands of the Japanese, but those aboard the other two ships, the Wasui and Empire Star were spared that horror. But that doesn't mean they got away safely. In this amazing book, Colin Burgess tells the story of two of the nurses onboard the Empire Star and their acts of heroism under Japanese air attack.

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36 min
May 19 HMAS Perth (I)
Commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy on the eve of World War II, HMAS Perth (I) was the only RAN vessel in the Atlantic at the outbreak of war. She returned to Australia for a short period before serving in the Mediterranean, gaining praise for her crew's seamanship and accurate gunnery. Returning to Australia for repairs she was present at the outbreak of the Pacific War and was eventually assigned to waters surrounding the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). It was here that she would meet her fate after an unexpected contact with the Japanese invasion fleet.

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42 min
May 05 Interview - Marcus Fielding
Colonel Marcus Fielding spent nine months as an embedded Australian officer within the Coalition Forces Headquarters during the final stages of Australia's involvement in the Iraq War. He provides a fascinating insight into the day to day running of a major headquarters and the state of play in Baghdad as the Coalition commitment winds down.

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