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 6: Gallipoli Landing Questions and Answers
Firepower 5: Forgotten Gunners of Gallipoli - 7 Mountain Indian Artillery Brigade
Firepower 4: New Zealand Field Artillery at Gallipoli
Firepower 3: Naval Gunfire at Gallipoli
Firepower 2: Gallipoli Gunners - The Human Side
22 - Centre of Gravity Analysis with COL Dale Eikmeier
21 - Centers of Gravity and Ends, Ways and Means with COL Dale Eikmeier
20 Hannibal at the gates of Rome - The process for finding a Center of Gravity
Firepower 1: Command, Control and Communication challenges at ANZAC
19 - Hannibal and the definition of Center of Gravity
18 - The Center of Gravity at the Battle of Cannae
17 - Malaya Campaign After Action Review Part II
16 - Malaya Campaign After Action Review Part I
15 - LT COL Anderson VC, moral and physical courage at Bakri and Parit Sulong
14 - Lt McCure, Moral Courage and the Battle of Bakri
13 - Black Jack Galleghan and the ambush at Gemas
12 - What role did Morale play in Malaya
11 - Flexibility in the Malaya Campaign
10 - What role did Sustainment play in Malaya
9 - Economy of Effort and Cooperation in the Malaya Campaign
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