It was 900 days from the declaration of war against Germany in 1939 to the bombing of Darwin. When Darwin was bombed, there were no RAAF fighters to defend, and it was three weeks before Darwin was had fighter coverage (and they were US fighters). We look at how the RAAF was prepared for war, prepared for war for Japan and prepared to defend Australia.
This is Part 15 of our series looking at the Kokoda Campaign, focusing on the combat performance of battalions on the Kokoda Track and how the militia were prepared for combat at the tactical, operational and strategic level.
This episode looks at how No 75 Squadron contributed to the Joint Battle during the Kokoda Campaign. We focus on how the RAAF looked to mobilise and scale up. We discuss EATS,
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.
Firepower 39: Western Front Plenary Session
Firepower 38: The advent of the tank
Firepower 37: The Battle of Cambrai and the role of artillery
Firepower 36: The emergence of modern combined arms warfare
Firepower 35: Messines Ridge / Passchendaele Plenary Session
Firepower 34: Artillery and manoeuvre warfare in the Desert War
Firepower: The origins of Artillery Intelligence Fusion
Firepower 32 - Menin Road - Cracking the nut
49 - Innovative tactics for the Battle of the Bismarck Sea
48 - Creating a culture of military innovation - GEN Kenney and the Fifth Air Force
Firepower 31: Western Front 1917 Plenary Session
Firepower 30: The Gunners of 101st Battery - Lance Bombardier Lindsay Barret DCM
Firepower 29: Industrialised warfare 1916 - 1918 - Firepower and tactics
Firepower 28: 1917 - A strategic overview
Firepower 27: Plenary Session for the Western Front - Verdun and the end of the beginning
Firepower 26: Archie - The Development of Anti Aircraft Artillery
Firepower 25: Feeding the guns - From Arsenal to Gun Position
47 - Military Innovation and Creativity with GEN Kenney and the Battle of the Bismarck Sea
46 - The Battle of the Bismarck Sea
45 - Leadership and Morale on Palliers Hill
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