In this episode we pick up on the Western front from March 1915 to April 1916. We also look at the reconstruction of the AIF after Gallipoli. It is this return to Egypt for training, expansion and specialisation that gave the ANZACS the foundation to build an elite fighting force.

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The issue of replacing killed and injured troops leads to intense debate which split Australia with Church and Union leaders pitched against conservative politicians. The outcomes of the conscription referenda would echo through Australia throughout the twentieth century.

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How did the allies evacuate from under the noses of the Turks? and how was Cape Helles evacuated virtually unopposed 18 days after the ANZAC withdrawal?

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The Gurkhas have a proud history dating back to 1815. In this special episode we look at the VC action of Lalbahadur Thapa in Tunisia 1943.

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Hugo Throssell Won the VC for his actions on Hill 60. Fighting with the 10th Light Horse Throssell saw combat in Gallipoli and Palestine. These experiences including the loss of his brother saw Throssell return home as a pacifist, searching for answers. Throssell struggled in his post war life which ended tragically.

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Dave and Rich wind up the Lone Pine Story with a look at John Hamilton, Leonard Keysor and Alfred Shout

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Rich and Dave continue their exploration of Gallipoli’s heroes, focusing on William John Symons VC, another Australian who earned the Victoria Cross at the Battle of Lone Pine in August 1915. Following Episode 27’s look at William Dunstan, Frederick Tubb, and Alexander Burton, we dive into Symons’ life before the war, his military career, his courageous actions at Lone Pine, and his remarkable life and achievements after the war.

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Rich and Dave dive into the extraordinary stories of Frederick Harold Tubb VC, William Dunstan VC and Alexander Stewart Burton VC. Three Australian heroes who earned the Victoria Cross for their bravery during the Battle of Lone Pine in August 1915. 

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A tribute to our friend Matthew Kellow. Rich and Dave look at the careers of Dale Snodgrass and Scott Altman. The real life fighter pilots behind the movie Top Gun.

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Hamilton had a plan and the plan was good. Land 20,000 troops on a new, relatively undefended beach and rush inland while Turkish forces are diverted by ANZAC attacks at Lone Pine, The Nek and Chunuk Bair. Perhaps Hamilton didn't realise the 20,000 men at Suvla were poorly trained, poorly equiped and in Frederick Stopford poorly led. In a campaign full of missed opportunities Suvla is the crowning failure. This is contracted by the ANZACS who fought magnificently.

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