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December 07, 2017 What The Christmas
In our final episode for 2017 we get festive with people all around the world!
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Sources:
Cooper J 2017, ‘Christmas Around The World’
Spain: https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/spain.shtml
The Netherlands: https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/holland.shtml
Ukraine: https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/ukraine.shtml and The Christmas Spider: https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/trees.shtml#spider
Fox News 2013, ‘35 weirdest Christmas traditions around the world’ http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2013/12/24/35-weirdest-christmas-traditions-around-world.html
Jessop T 2016, ‘What Is the Caganer, the ‘Defecating’ Catalan Christmas Figurine?’ https://theculturetrip.com/europe/spain/articles/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-catalan-caganer/
Lewis D 2016, ‘Each Christmas, Iceland’s Yule Cat Takes Fashion Policing to the Extreme’, Smithsonian.com https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/each-christmas-icelands-yule-cat-takes-fashion-policing-extreme-180961420/
Gävle Goat
The Unfortunate Fates of the Gavle Goat: A Timeline – Atlas Obscura
The Yule Goat – Storey
The Gävle Goat – A Global Christmas Symbol – Visit Gävle
The strange legend of the Swedish Yule goat – CBC Kids
This Colossal Goat Sculpture Is a Swedish Tradition, and Almost Every Year It Goes Up in Flames – Hyper Allergic
Some Jerk Burned Down Sweden’s Giant Christmas Goat… Again – Huffington Post
Slovakia
In Slovakia, Christmas Dinner Starts In The Bathtub – NPR
If You Lived In Slovakia, You’d Have A Christmas Carp In Your Bathtub Right Now – Consumerist
Around the World in 21 Xmas Traditions – Gap Year
Bobalky–Ancient Slovak Christmas Bread – Myerchin
Kiviak and 16 other Strange Food-Related Christmas Traditions from Around the World – Phatcual
Krampusnacht
Krampusnacht: What Is It, and How Did it Start? – History Things
Beware the Krampus! – Thought Co
Who Is Krampus? Explaining the Horrific Christmas Devil – National Geographic
Kentucky For Christmas
Why Japan Celebrates Christmas with KFC – BBC
Why Japan Is Obsessed with Kentucky Fried Chicken on Christmas – Smithsonian
Why is KFC a Christmas tradition in Japan? – Boing Boing
Other stuff:
The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
Fade out music – The Season’s Upon Us – Dropkick Murphys (2012)
All music used under fair use provisions.

28 min
November 21, 2017 Making a Bond and Rising Damp
In this episode Suzie follows the career of Dusko Popov and Trevor checks out the rather wet streets of Dunwich.
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Sources:
DUSKO POPOV
BBC News 2002, ‘The name’s Tricycle, Agent Tricycle’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1973962.stm
Robinson B 2011, ‘Pearl Harbor: A Rude Awakening’, BBC History http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/pearl_harbour_01.shtml
Desowitz B 2016, ‘The life of Serbian spy Dusko Popov, the real 007’, USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2016/06/25/into-the-lions-mouth-the-true-story-of-dusko-popov-world-war-ii-spy-patriot-and-the-real-life-inspiration-for-james-bond-book-review/86208618/
History on the Net 2000, ‘Dusko Popov: The Triple-Agent, Real-Life James Bond Who Warned the U.S. About Pearl Harbor’ https://www.historyonthenet.com/dusko-popov-the-triple-agent-real-life-james-bond-who-warned-the-u-s-about-pearl-harbor/
Origjanska M 2017, ‘My name is Popov, Dusko Popov: The man who inspired James Bond’ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/10/24/my-name-is-popov-dusko-popov-the-man-who-inspired-james-bond/
Riedel M 2016, ‘The womanizing, gambling-loving spy who inspired James Bond’, https://nypost.com/2016/06/26/the-womanizing-gambling-loving-spy-who-inspired-james-bond/
U.S. Legal n.d., ‘Federal Mann Act’ https://prostitution.uslegal.com/federal-mann-act/
Zimmerman D 2011, ‘Dusko Popov, Real Life James Bond, Ran Afoul of the FBI – Dusko Popov, Pearl Harbor, and J. Edgar Hoover’ https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/dusko-popov-real-life-james-bond-ran-afoul-of-the-fbi/
DUNWICH
Dunwich underwater images show ‘Britain’s Atlantis’ – BBC News
Dunwich: The storms that destroyed ‘lost town’ – BBC News
The streets of ‘Britain’s Atlantis’ seen for the first time in centuries: 3D scans reveal the ‘drowned’ medieval town of Dunwich – The Daily Mail Australia
Sunken city known as ‘Britain’s Atlantis’ was swept into the sea by years of violent storms – Mirror UK
Dunwich – The Search for Britian’s Atlantis
Britain’s Atlantis: the search for our lost capital – The Independent
Found: The Lost City of Dunwich – Britain’s Atlantis – Visit Suffolk
THE LAST RUINS OF DUNWICH, SUFFOLK’S LOST MEDIEVAL TOWN – Flickering Lamps
England’s Underwater Cities – Dunwich – Metal and Dust
Secret streets of Britain’s ‘Atlantis’ are revealed – Science Daily
Other stuff:
The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
Fade out music – James Bond Theme (Original)
All music used under fair use provisions.

16 min
November 21, 2017 Making a Bond and Rising Damp
In this episode Suzie follows the career of Dusko Popov and Trevor checks out the rather wet streets of Dunwich.
WHAT THE HISTORY?
Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.

Sources:
DUSKO POPOV
BBC News 2002, ‘The name’s Tricycle, Agent Tricycle’ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1973962.stm
Robinson B 2011, ‘Pearl Harbor: A Rude Awakening’, BBC History http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/pearl_harbour_01.shtml
Desowitz B 2016, ‘The life of Serbian spy Dusko Popov, the real 007’, USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2016/06/25/into-the-lions-mouth-the-true-story-of-dusko-popov-world-war-ii-spy-patriot-and-the-real-life-inspiration-for-james-bond-book-review/86208618/
History on the Net 2000, ‘Dusko Popov: The Triple-Agent, Real-Life James Bond Who Warned the U.S. About Pearl Harbor’ https://www.historyonthenet.com/dusko-popov-the-triple-agent-real-life-james-bond-who-warned-the-u-s-about-pearl-harbor/
Origjanska M 2017, ‘My name is Popov, Dusko Popov: The man who inspired James Bond’ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/10/24/my-name-is-popov-dusko-popov-the-man-who-inspired-james-bond/
Riedel M 2016, ‘The womanizing, gambling-loving spy who inspired James Bond’, https://nypost.com/2016/06/26/the-womanizing-gambling-loving-spy-who-inspired-james-bond/
U.S. Legal n.d., ‘Federal Mann Act’ https://prostitution.uslegal.com/federal-mann-act/
Zimmerman D 2011, ‘Dusko Popov, Real Life James Bond, Ran Afoul of the FBI – Dusko Popov, Pearl Harbor, and J. Edgar Hoover’ https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/dusko-popov-real-life-james-bond-ran-afoul-of-the-fbi/
DUNWICH
Dunwich underwater images show ‘Britain’s Atlantis’ –
16 min
November 06, 2017 The Unsinkable Story and the Storied Detective
In this episode Suzie looks at the strange tales of William Thomas Stead and Trevor investigates the life of Francois Eugene Vidocq!
WHAT THE HISTORY?
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Sources:
WILIAM THOMAS STEAD
Carter C 2012, ‘Titanic sinking foretold in fictional accounts years before disaster’, CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/titanic-sinking-foretold-in-fictional-accounts-years-before-disaster-1.1289723
Encyclopedia Titanica 2017, ‘Mr William Thomas Stead’ https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/william-thomas-stead.html
Hasan H 2012, ‘Author ‘Predicts’ Titanic Sinking, 14 Years Earlier’ TIME Magazine http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/04/14/author-predicts-titanic-sinking-14-years-earlier/
Stead W 1886 and 1892, ‘How the Mail Steamer went down in Mid Atlantic by a Survivor’ and ‘From the Old World to the New’ W.T. Stead Resource Site http://www.attackingthedevil.co.uk/pmg/steamer.php and http://www.attackingthedevil.co.uk/reviews/oldworld.php
Valjak D 2017, ‘A story written in 1886 predicted the 1912 “Titanic” disaster with eerie accuracy’ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/10/25/a-story-written-in-1886-predicted-the-1912-titanic-disaster-with-eerie-accuracy/
FRANCOIS EUGENE VIDOCQ
THE GREAT DETECTIVES: VIDOCQ – The Strand Magazine
Eugène Vidocq: The Convict Who Became the Father of Modern Criminal Investigation – Owlcation
Eugene Vidocq: The ex-convict who became the world’s first private investigator – Vintage News
LA VIE DE MONSIEUR VIDOCQ – The Vidocq Society
François Vidocq – Encyclopedia Britannica
François Eugène Vidocq – Thrilling Detective
Other stuff:
The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
Fade out music – My Heart Will Go On – Postmodern Jukebox (2015)
All music used under fair use provisions.
21 min
November 06, 2017 The Unsinkable Story and the Storied Detective
In this episode Suzie looks at the strange tales of William Thomas Stead and Trevor investigates the life of Francois Eugene Vidocq!
WHAT THE HISTORY?
Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
Sources:
WILIAM THOMAS STEAD
Carter C 2012, ‘Titanic sinking foretold in fictional accounts years before disaster’, CBC News http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/titanic-sinking-foretold-in-fictional-accounts-years-before-disaster-1.1289723
Encyclopedia Titanica 2017, ‘Mr William Thomas Stead’ https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/william-thomas-stead.html
Hasan H 2012, ‘Author ‘Predicts’ Titanic Sinking, 14 Years Earlier’ TIME Magazine http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/04/14/author-predicts-titanic-sinking-14-years-earlier/
Stead W 1886 and 1892, ‘How the Mail Steamer went down in Mid Atlantic by a Survivor’ and ‘From the Old World to the New’ W.T. Stead Resource Site http://www.attackingthedevil.co.uk/pmg/steamer.php and http://www.attackingthedevil.co.uk/reviews/oldworld.php
Valjak D 2017, ‘A story written in 1886 predicted the 1912 “Titanic” disaster with eerie accuracy’ https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/10/25/a-story-written-in-1886-predicted-the-1912-titanic-disaster-with-eerie-accuracy/
FRANCOIS EUGENE VIDOCQ
THE GREAT DETECTIVES: VIDOCQ – The Strand Magazine
Eugène Vidocq: The Convict Who Became the Father of Modern Criminal Investigation – Owlcation
Eugene Vidocq: The ex-convict who became the world’s first private investigator – Vintage News
21 min
October 23, 2017 What The Halloween Mark 2
In this extra gristly Halloween episode Suzie discusses the stories surrounding Countess Elizabeth Bathory and Trevor checks into H H Holmes’s gruesome hotel!
CONTENT WARNING: We discuss some details of murder and torture in this episode. Those who wish to avoid these details should skip from 16:25 to 17:17.
WHAT THE HISTORY?
Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
Sources:
COUNTESS ELIZABETH BATHORY
Breyer M 2012, ‘The Blood Countess: History’s most prolific female serial killer’ https://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/the-blood-countess-historys-most-prolific-female-serial-killer
Cavendish R 2014, ‘Death of Countess Elizabeth Bathory’ http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/death-countess-elizabeth-bathory
Craft K 2011, ‘Infamous Lady: The True Story of Countess Erzsébet Báthory’ http://www.infamouslady.com/about_the_countess.html
Guinness World Records 2017, ‘Most prolific female murderer’ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-prolific-female-murderer
History Channel 2017, ‘This Day In History December 26th – 1610 Bathory’s torturous escapades are exposed’ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bathorys-torturous-escapades-are-exposed
Holloway A 2014, ‘Elizabeth Bathory – 16th century deranged serial killer or victim of betrayal?’ http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/elizabeth-bathory-16th-century-deranged-serial-killer-or-victim-betrayal
Medical Bag 2014, ‘The Legend of Elizabeth Báthory: The Blood Countess’ http://www.medicalbag.com/grey-matter/the-legend-of-elizabeth-bathory-the-blood-countess/article/472831/
Sherman E 2017, ‘The Disturbing True Story Of Elizabeth Bathory, The Blood Countess’ http://all-that-is-interesting.com/elizabeth-bathory-true-story
Unknown author 2013, ‘Guilty or Innocent? Outlining a Historical Dilemma – Erzsbet Bathory – Portrait of a Killer? https://countessebathory.wordpress.com/
H H HOLMES
H.H. Holmes – Biography.com
MURDER CASTLE – History.com
A double dose of the macabre – Michigan Today
Top 10 Hotels That Will Scare the Daylights Out of You – How Stuff Works
Inside The Incredibly Twisted Murder Mansion Of H.H. Holmes – All That Is Interesting
Hotel of Horrors: The Murder Castle of Dr. H.H. Holmes – The Line Up
Can You Visit H.H. Holmes’ Hotel? The “Murder Castle” Isn’t What It Used To Be – Bustle.com

Other stuff:
The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
Fade out music – This Is Halloween – The Nightmare Before Christmas Soundtrack (1993)
All music used under fair use provisions.
24 min
October 23, 2017 What The Halloween Mark 2
In this extra gristly Halloween episode Suzie discusses the stories surrounding Countess Elizabeth Bathory and Trevor checks into H H Holmes’s gruesome hotel!
CONTENT WARNING: We discuss some details of murder and torture in this episode. Those who wish to avoid these details should skip from 16:25 to 17:17.
WHAT THE HISTORY?
Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
Sources:
COUNTESS ELIZABETH BATHORY
Breyer M 2012, ‘The Blood Countess: History’s most prolific female serial killer’ https://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/stories/the-blood-countess-historys-most-prolific-female-serial-killer
Cavendish R 2014, ‘Death of Countess Elizabeth Bathory’ http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/death-countess-elizabeth-bathory
Craft K 2011, ‘Infamous Lady: The True Story of Countess Erzsébet Báthory’ http://www.infamouslady.com/about_the_countess.html
Guinness World Records 2017, ‘Most prolific female murderer’ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-prolific-female-murderer
History Channel 2017, ‘This Day In History December 26th – 1610 Bathory’s torturous escapades are exposed’ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bathorys-torturous-escapades-are-exposed
Holloway A 2014, ‘Elizabeth Bathory – 16th century deranged serial killer or victim of betrayal?’ http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-famous-people/elizabeth-bathory-16th-century-deranged-serial-killer-or-victim-betrayal
Medical Bag 2014, ‘The Legend of Elizabeth Báthory: The Blood Countess’ http://www.medicalbag.com/grey-matter/the-legend-of-elizabeth-bathory-the-blood-countess/article/472831/
Sherman E 2017, ‘The Disturbing True Story Of Elizabeth Bathory, The Blood Countess’ http://all-that-is-interesting.com/elizabeth-bathory-true-story
Unknown author 2013, ‘Guilty or Innocent? Outlining a Historical Dilemma – Erzsbet Bathory – Portrait of a Killer?
24 min
October 09, 2017 Tasty Birthday Nibbles
In this special first birthday episode of What The History we break from tradition. Not only do we bring you a meal sized episode, we make it out of bits and pieces that we couldn’t make full episodes from. We also take a trip down memory lane to discuss some of our favourite episodes!
WHAT THE HISTORY?
Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
Some of our favourite episodes:
Disco Inferno and Badgering History
Hatpin Warriors and Wonder Who’s Origin This Is
Mary Mary Quite Contagious and The Umbrella Rebel
The Tichborne Identity and Monsieur Potato
Vengeance on a Viking and Capers in a Canal
The Pope who was Dead Wrong and The Birds (The Australian Cut)
Playing A Round and Liszt Maniacs
The Island of Death and The Island That Left
Flower Power Failure and a Mother of a Day
Pope-a-palooza and The Rocket Man
The Balls of Victims and Icelandic Self Discovery
Sources:
SUZIE’S NIBBLES
Rodrigues D 2016, ‘The First Strike Ever Recorded in History’ http://www.dulcerodrigues.info/historia/uk/historia_first_strike_uk.html
Herodotus, ‘Chapter 124’, Herodotus, Histories, Edited by A D Godley Perseus Digital Library http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0126%3Abook%3D2%3Achapter%3D124
FindLaw 2017, ‘Louisiana Prohibited Consensual Sexual Activity Laws’ http://statelaws.findlaw.com/louisiana-law/louisiana-prohibited-consensual-sexual-activity-laws.html
Justia 2017, ‘2011 Louisiana Laws, Revised Statutes, TITLE 14 — Criminal law, RS 14:107.1 — Ritualistic acts’ http://law.justia.com/codes/louisiana/2011/rs/title14/rs14-107-1/
Stone K 2016, ‘The 5 Pettiest Abuses Of Power In Presidential History’ http://www.cracked.com/article_24271_the-5-most-unbelievably-petty-uses-presidential-power.html
Wikipedia 2017, ‘List of Presidents of the United States of America’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States
TREVOR’S NIBBLES
The Never-Built Airport That Was Never Intended to be Used Anyway – Now I Know
“What We Can Do To Stop Skyjacking”, Herald-Journal – Jun 15, 1969 – Google News
Elton Motello – Jet Boy Jet Girl – YouTube
Parliament Arguing About Copper Wires In 1910 Makes For Some Amazing Reading – Gizmodo Australia
Censor nostalgia: Historian uncovers Australia’s banned books – ABC News Australia
The Trial of Lady Chatterley – Banned
Censorship decision – ‘The Trial of Lady Chatterley’ – National Archives Australia
Censorship decision – ‘The Trial of Lady Chatterley’ (digitised records) – National Archives Australia
Clay tablet; letter from Nanni to Ea-nasir complaining that the wrong grade of copper ore has been delivered – British Museum Collection Online
This 1750 BC Babylonian Tablet Is An Ancient Customer Service Complaint – i09 Gizmodo
The oldest known complaint letter – ABC Science
Other stuff:
The word history in the opening theme has been extracted from…
History Never Repeats – Split Enz (1981)
History Repeating – Propellerheads feat: Miss Shirley Bassey (1998)
Flame Trees – Cold Chisel (1984)
You’re History – Shakespeare’s Sister (1989)
Centuries – Fall Out Boy (2015)
Fade out music – Happy Birthday Song – Stevie Wonder (1980)
All music used under fair use provisions.
43 min
October 09, 2017 Tasty Birthday Nibbles
In this special first birthday episode of What The History we break from tradition. Not only do we bring you a meal sized episode, we make it out of bits and pieces that we couldn’t make full episodes from. We also take a trip down memory lane to discuss some of our favourite episodes!
WHAT THE HISTORY?
Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
Some of our favourite episodes:
Disco Inferno and Badgering History
Hatpin Warriors and Wonder Who’s Origin This Is
Mary Mary Quite Contagious and The Umbrella Rebel
The Tichborne Identity and Monsieur Potato
Vengeance on a Viking and Capers in a Canal
The Pope who was Dead Wrong and The Birds (The Australian Cut)
Playing A Round and Liszt Maniacs
The Island of Death and The Island That Left
Flower Power Failure and a Mother of a Day
Pope-a-palooza and The Rocket Man
The Balls of Victims and Icelandic Self Discovery
Sources:
SUZIE’S NIBBLES
Rodrigues D 2016, ‘The First Strike Ever Recorded in History’ http://www.dulcerodrigues.info/historia/uk/historia_first_strike_uk.html
Herodotus, ‘Chapter 124’, Herodotus, Histories, Edited by A D Godley Perseus Digital Library http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0126%3Abook%3D2%3Achapter%3D124<
43 min
September 25, 2017 Under the Radar and Goodness Gracious Great Bats of Fire
In this episode Suzie looks at an Australian wartime secret and Trevor checks out the strange tale of the bat bomb!
WHAT THE HISTORY?
Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast, or find us on iTunes. Also chat with us over on Facebook or Twitter #wthpod.
Sources:
VICTORIA’S SECRET RADAR STATION
Burin M 2011, ‘Life at Cape Otway Lighthouse’ http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2011/12/06/3384589.htm
Cape Otway Lightstation 2006, ‘Winter Newsletter’ http://www.lightstation.com/files/newsletters/COL_Winter_Newsletter_2006.pdf
Great Ocean Media n.d., ‘Cape Otway Lightstation’ http://www.lightstation.com/
Mornington Peninsula Magazine 2017, ‘Enemy Aircraft Over Port Phillip 75 Years Ago’ http://www.morningtonpeninsulamagazine.com.au/people-places/2017/2/3/enemy-aircraft-over-port-phillip-75-years-ago
NewsCorp 2017, The Weekly Times, ‘Cape Otway Lightstation is home to a World War II secret bunker’ http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/country-living/cape-otway-lightstation-is-home-to-a-world-war-ii-secret-bunker/news-story/15c2f04e0275c258bbb603760aa3fe3d
Smith B 2009, ‘Sonar science undercovers grim wartime secret’ http://www.smh.com.au/national/sonar-science-uncovers-grim-wartime-secret-20090331-9ib0.html
Smith B 2009, ‘Long before Darwin attack our coast was a battleground’ http://www.smh.com.au/national/long-before-darwin-attack-our-coast-was-a-battleground-20090403-9rmn.html
BAT BOMBS
The Almost Perfect World War II Plot To Bomb Japan With Bats – Atlas Obscura
Old, Weird Tech: The Bat Bombs of World War II – The Atlantic
Brilliant Mistakes: The Bat Bomb R
17 min

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