This is Part 10 of our series looking at the Kokoda Campaign, looking at the combat performance of the 39th Battalion.
The 39th Battalion was one of Australia's best Battalions. Formed in Victoria, it's story is similar to that of the 53rd Battalion- but with some key differences. We look at those differences with Dr David Cameron, an expert on the Battles of the Kokoda campaign.
Have a listed Dr David Cameron, an expert on the Kookoda Campaign as he discusses the history and performance of the 39th Battalion.
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.
Dr David Cameron's Biography
David Cameron received first class Honours in Prehistory, University of Sydney and a PhD in Palaeoanthropology, Australian National University. He has written over twenty books covering Australian Military History, Colonial History, and Evolutionary Science with over 70 internationally peer reviewed papers published in various journals and book chapters. He is a former Australian Research Council Post Doctoral Fellow, School of Archaeology, Australian National University; and an Australian Research Council QEII Fellow in the Department of Anatomy and Histology, University of Sydney. He has conducted and led several international fieldwork projects in Europe (Hungary), Asia (Vietnam, India, and Japan), and the Middle East (Turkey, Jordan, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates) and conducted extensive museum studies and conferences (United States, Europe, and Asia). Before retiring in 2023, he was a senior analyst in the Australian Intelligence Community.
Books on the Papua Campaign by Dr Cameron:
Cameron, D.W. (in preparation – December 2024.) The Battle for Milne Bay, Big Sky Publishing
Cameron, D.W. (in preparation – August 2024) Sanananda, Bastard of a Place: The Battle for the Beachhead, 1942-43, Big Sky Publishing
Cameron, D.W. (in press – November 2023) Bloody Buna: The Battle for the Beachhead, 1942-43, Big Sky Publishing
Cameron, D.W. (2023) Gona’s Gone: The Battle for the Beachhead 1942, Big Sky Publishing
Cameron, D.W. (2022) Retaking Kokoda: The Australian Advance Across the Owen Stanleys, Big Sky Publishing
Cameron, D.W. (2022) Saving Port Moresby: Fighting at the End of the Kokoda Track, Big Sky Publishing
Cameron, D.W. (2022) The Battle for Isurava: Fighting on the Kokoda Track in the heart of the Owen Stanleys, Big Sky Publishing
Cameron, D.W. (2020) The Battles for Kokoda Plateau: Three Weeks of Hell Defending the Gateway to the Owen Stanleys, Allen & Unwin Australia
94 - The 53rd Battalion on the Kokoda Trail
93 - Chinese Deception Planning on the Yalu River, 1950
92 - Deception and self deception on the Yalu River - 1950
91 - Principles for Employment of Artillery at 2nd Alamein
90 - Counter Battery Fires at 2nd El Alamein
89 - Artillery at 2nd El Alamein
88 - The Role of Artillery at 2nd Alamein
87 - Julian Corbett and British Maritime and Grand Strategy with Professor Andrew Lambert
86 - Lessons learnt from the 2nd Battle of El Alamein
85 - Monty fights to buy time for the 8th Army at Alam Halfa
84 - Montgomery, Fighting Power and turning morale around in the 8th Army
83 - Op Bertram - Operational Deception at 2nd El Alamein
82 - Military Deception at the Strategic, Operational and Tactical level - examples from the 2nd Battle of El Alamein
81 - The 2nd Battle of El Alamein
80 - The Fireplan for the Battle of Vimy Ridge
79 - The development of Canadian Artillery technology leading up to Vimy Ridge
78 - The conduct of the Battle of Vimy Ridge Part II
77 - The Battle of Vimy Ridge Part I
76 - Lessons for the Employment of Artillery from the Battle of Bullecourt
75 - Operational Level Lessons Learned from 1st Bullecourt
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