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.
8 - Concentration of Force in the Malaya Campaign
7 - Security and Surprise in Malaya. How were the British surprised with 4 years warning of invasion?
6 - Dithering and Offensive Action in the Malaya Campaign
5 - Japanese and British selection and maintenance of aim for the Malaya Campaign
4 - Comparing Japanese and British Doctrine in Malaya
3 - Malaya Campaign Terrain and comparing Japanese and Allied Doctrine
2 - The Japanese and Allied Centres of Gravity for the Malaya Campaign
1 - The most Manouevrist Campaign the Australian Army has ever fought.
0 - The Principles of War and You
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