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- S02E03 - Vietnam - Post-War Life
Welcome to the third episode of the Vietnam series for the Australian war history podcast. In this episode, we talk about Mick's post-war life, get into a bit more detail about Simmo and as always touch on a number of different subjects surrounding the Australian military.
Mick's details:
Simmo, the book by Mick can be bought online from Mick's website: https://www.imprimaturbooks.com.au/micks-blog/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imprimaturbooks/
Australian War History:
Facebook.com/auswarhistory.com
Patreon: patreon.com/auswarhistory
42 min - S02E02 - Vietnam - The Jungle
Welcome to the second episode of the Vietnam series for the Australian war history podcast. In this episode, we talk about more of Mick's story, some of what it's like to fight in the jungle and the dynamics of working in a SAS squad.
Patreon: www.patreon.com/auswarhistory
Mick's website: https://www.imprimaturbooks.com.au/micks-blog/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imprimaturbooks/
Simmo, the book by Mick can be bought online.
53 min - S02E01 - Vietnam - Mick MaloneWelcome to the first and episode of the Vietnam series for the Australian War history podcast. In this episode, we introduce you to the story of Mick Malone a distinguished SAS soldier who served in Vietnam.Patreon: www.patreon.com/auswarhistoryMick's website: https://www.imprimaturbooks.com.au/micks-blog/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imprimaturbooks/Simmo, the book by Mick can be bought online.39 min
- S01E06 - Timor - The Woods are BurningWelcome to the sixth and final episode of the Timor series for the Australian War history podcast. In this episode, we cover the end of the August push by the Japanese, the reality of a bad diet in grueling terrain and we remember a great Australian, Uncle Jack.47 min
- S01E05 - Timor - The August PushWelcome to the fifth episode of the Australian War history podcast. In this episode, we discuss the August push by the Japanese that came close to wiping the Australian Force out.The Japanese commanders were getting frustrated with the Australian gorilla-style tactics, which Brigadier Potts was using so successfully. The Japanese were hungry to bring the fight to the Australian troops doorstep.27 min
- S01E04 - Timor - Winnie the War WinnerIn the hallowed corridors of the Australian War Memorial there is a section that is focussed on Winnie the War Winner. This makeshift piece of equipment was central to the Double Red Diamonds' ongoing survival on Timor. For two months after the Japanese invasion on February 19, 1942, Australia believed that the troops on Timor had been overcome by the Japanese juggernaut pushing south. Australian technicians/soldiers on Timor had been working on an apparatus that would establish contact with the mainland.33 min
- S01E03 - Timor - The GuidesWelcome to the third episode of the Australian War history podcast. In this episode, we look at who and what role the Timor Creados played in helping to defend against the Japanese invasion. An ambush that got out of hand quickly. Plus a tragic event that Doc Wheatly was still moved by, even though a half-century had passed.31 min
- S01E02 - Timor - First EncounterWelcome to the second episode of the Australian War history podcast. In this episode, we look at the arrival of the Australians in Timor and the difficulties in finding a suitable base. As well as an "edge of your seat" story of one man's first encounter with the Japanese changing the course of his life. Buckle in, this one really is an incredible story of surviving the impossible. We also uncover some of Uncle Jack's colourful past.33 min
- S01E01 - Timor - The BeginningWelcome to the first episode of the Australian War history podcast. In this episode, we look at our interest in military history, briefly cover the storm clouds building in Europe after the German blitzkrieg batters Poland on September 1, 1939, the total unpreparedness of the Australian armed forces, the genesis of 2nd 2nd Independent Company, its training at Wilson’s Promontory and Katherine, their journey to Darwin and eventually Timor.36 min
About Australian War History Podcast
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This podcast is about Australian War History. In the first series, we cover the Japanese push down the Malaysian Peninsula into Timor. Here Australian forces combined with others stopped the Japanese juggernaut, which no other armed force had done up until that point.
The Special Air Service (SAS) regiment stationed at Campbell Barracks, Perth is widely regarded as one of the world's top elite fighting forces. Its beginnings can be traced back to a little known but significant campaign fought in Timor during World War Two. The 2nd/2nd Independent Company, set up in 1941, comprised highly skilled, tough and resourceful volunteers from Australia's armed forces. They were trained at Wilson's Promontory in Victoria and sent to Timor prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
In the mountains surrounding Dili, the capital of Timor, they formed small guerrilla units of 4-5 men and attacked Japanese forces who invaded the island on February 19, 1942, the same day that Darwin was bombed. They (300 men) managed to keep an invasion force of 13000 Japanese at bay. In the year they were on the island, they lost only forty of their own but they managed to kill 1600 enemy soldiers. Their exploits resonate favourably with our campaigns in Gallipoli, Kokoda and Long Tan. They stand tall in the pantheon of Australian military history.