The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics, Doctrine and Leadership.

The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics, Doctrine and Leadership.

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  • Firepower 16: The 100 Series Batteries in WW1

    This presentation, part of the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company, is by Keith Glyde and is presented by LT COL Nick Floyd.

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    15 min
  • Firepower 15: Major General Talbot Hobbs: Command in Manoeuvre and Firepower

    Dr William Westerman presents this episode on the career of LT GEN Sir Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, KCB, KCMG, VD, who served as both commander of Australian Artillery and then as the Commander of the Australian 5th Division.

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    14 min
  • 39 - The unwomanly face of war and the moral centre of gravity

    We continue our look at women's service in the Great Patriotic War with the book by Svetlana Alexievich. If you haven't already listened to it, please listen to the first episode that looks at some of the history of women in war.

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    35 min
  • 38 - The experience of women in the Soviet Military in WW2.

    This podcast looks at the contribution of Soviet women to the military in the Great Patriotic War.

    Based on the The Unwomanly Face of War, by Svetlana Alexievich which received a Nobel Prize for Literature.

    We discuss:

    • Women in the Air Transport Auxiliary
    • Mary Ellis, the ferry pilot with over 1,000 missions
    • Natalya Meklen, one of the Nacht Hexen with over 800 combat missions in a Po 2.

    What does the female contribution to Total War mean for a moral centre of gravity.

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    28 min
  • Firepower 14: New technology: Munitions, fuses and production for Artillery in WW1

    This lecture by LT COL David Brooks is presented by BRIG John Cox.

    We look at the changes in the technology and the industrial base as Britain and Australia moved to an industrial war footing for the production and development of artillery ammunition.

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    17 min
  • Firepower 13: Artillery planning for the Somme Offensive

    Dr Garth Pratten looks at the how the BEF was developing it's organisation, doctrine and weapons in preparation for the Somme Offensive.

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    22 min
  • 37 - How was D Coy prepared for battle?

    The is the latest episode in our long interview with Dave Sabben, Pl Comd 11 Pl at the Battle of Long Tan. There is a lot of valuable experience shared about what made D Coy different and how they were trained and prepared for war.

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    30 min
  • 36 - Why was Long Tan a Victory?

    We continue our discussion with Dave Sabben, PL COMD of 11 Pl at Long Tan.

    We discuss hand overs and the long term impact of the Long Tan victory by D Coy 6 RAR.

    We look at how MAJ Harry Smith prepared the Coy - the training, the techniques and the mindset that set them up for success.

    What had his experiences been and how did that help set D Coy up for success on the battlefield?

    What was the reaction to the US forces to the reports of the battle that had been sent by the Task Force and why did they get the Presidential Unit Citation?

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    28 min
  • Firepower 12 - Artillery at Gallipoli Plenary Session

    This is the Plenary Session in the 2nd Seminar of the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Society's Firepower: Lessons from the Great War Seminar Series. This is a panel discussion about some of the issues with the employment of Artillery at Gallipoli.

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    27 min
  • Firepower 11: Artillery Logistics over the Shore

    This is the 5th episode in the 2nd Seminar of the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Society's Firepower: Lessons from the Great War Seminar Series. Dr Rhys Crawley discusses how logistics were handled at Gallipoli.

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    14 min

About The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics, Doctrine and Leadership.

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Professional Military Education in 30 minute sessions. Historic Battles study through current doctrine to gain lessons learned. Tactics, Strategy, Combined Arms, Military Leadership in a format for Unit PME programs.

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