This episodes starts a new series looking at the Kokoda Track at the tactical, operational and strategic levels. This series will look for lessons from the experience of the 53rd Battalion. The 53rd is a sister Battalion to the 49th and the excellent 39th Battalions. There is a marked difference between the 39th and 53rd. Despite incredible bravery, the 53rd struggled to achieve some of that tasks assigned to it (through no fault of their own.) Indeed, many of the men went on to fight bravely in the 55th/53rd and 39th Battalion after the 53rd was disbanded.
We look for lessons in training, leadership, strategic surprise and mobilisation from the 53rd on the Kokoda Trail.
Check out the show notes for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast.
114 - P40Es vs Zeroes - 75 Squadron and their 44 days at Port Moresby
113 - 75 Squadron and the Kokoda Campaign
112 - Combined Arms on the Kokoda Track
111 - Friendly Fire on the Kokoda Track
110 - The JIPOE / IPB for the Kokoda Track
109 - Operational mistakes in the Kokoda Campaign
108 - The Competition for Superior Doctrine
107 - British Combined Arms doctrine in the inter war period
106 - Combined Arms Doctrine Development in the First World War
105 - Ralph Honner, the 39th Battalion and Kokoda
104 - The 39th Battalion on the Kokoda Track
103 - Principles of Training for War
102 - Training a Battalion for War
100 - The fall of Isurava
101 - Mobilisation Mistakes with the Mice of Moresby
99 - The Death of a CO
98 - Creating the doctrinal and cultural changes for effective Mission Command with Jim Storr
97 - Time and the importance of timeliness in orders with Jim Storr
96 - The 53rd Battalion at Isurava during the Kokoda Campaign
95 - A militia Battalion on the Kokoda Trail
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