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.
44 - The considerations for the defense of Palliers Hill
Firepower 24: Shell Shock - The precursor to post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Firepower 23: The French Artillery at Verdun
43 - Considerations for the attack on Pallier's Hill
42 - The attack goes in on Pallier's Hill
41 - The Assault on Pallier's Hill
Firepower 22: Pozieres Plenary Session
Firepower 21: Jutland and the advent of Over the Horizon Warfare
Firepower 20: The First Air Observation Posts
Firepower 19: LT Thurnhill - Direct firect at Pozieres
40 - Long Tan Mission Analysis
Firepower 18: Evolution of Royal Artillery Tactics
Firepower 17: Plenary Session for the employment of Australian Artillery on the Western Front in 1916
Firepower 16: The 100 Series Batteries in WW1
Firepower 15: Major General Talbot Hobbs: Command in Manoeuvre and Firepower
39 - The unwomanly face of war and the moral centre of gravity
38 - The experience of women in the Soviet Military in WW2.
Firepower 14: New technology: Munitions, fuses and production for Artillery in WW1
Firepower 13: Artillery planning for the Somme Offensive
37 - How was D Coy prepared for battle?
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