
Australia's Road to War - 1936 to 1941 - Dr Peter Layton
Australia built a coherent defence industrial strategy in the 1920s and 30s that actually worked when tested by total war — yet we've forgot...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & PodcastsOpening Radio and Podcast...

Radio and PodcastLive Radio & PodcastsFetching podcast shows and categories...
Radio and PodcastLive Radio & PodcastsFetching podcast episodes...

Learn the lessons of military history by looking at the great battles through the lens of the Principles of War. Part of the enduring nature of war, all good Generals follow the 10 Principle...

Australia built a coherent defence industrial strategy in the 1920s and 30s that actually worked when tested by total war — yet we've forgot...

After the defeat at Henderson Field, Japanese 17th Army headquarters remained confident — fresh divisions and hundreds of aircraft were prom...

This episode is the 14th episode in our Guadalcanal series. We look at the Battle of Henderson Field, which is the decisive terrain for the...

This episode looks at the Sumiyoshi's tank attack across the Matanikau - an attempt to draw defenders away from the perimeter of Henderson F...

This episode looks at the defensive and offensive planning undertaken by the IJA and the USMC. It also looks closely at Vandegrift's meeting...

This episode looks at the IJN and IJA combined planning for the assault on Henderson's Field, including the naval gunfire from the Kongo and...

USMC 1st Marine Division vs the IJA 2nd (Sendai) Division in the fight to control the Matanikau River. The 3rd Battle of the Matanikau Part...

Maruyama vs Vandegrift in the fight to control the Matanikau River. The 3rd Battle of the Matanikau Part I - This is the ninth episode of ou...

2nd Matanikau - Guadalcanal and Pullers rescue of the 1/7th Marines. The 2nd Battle of the Matanikau Part II - This is the eighth episode of...

The 2nd Battle of the Matanikau - This is the seventh episode of our Guadalcanal series with historian and author Dave Holland. This episode...

This is the sixth episode of our Guadalcanal series with historian and author Dave Holland. This episodes discusses: *]:pointer-events-auto...

This is the fifth episode of our Guadalcanal series with historian and author Dave Holland. This episodes discusses: *]:pointer-events-auto...

This is the fourth episode of our Guadalcanal series with historian and author Dave Holland. This episodes discusses: How did the Marines em...

This is the third episode of our Guadalcanal series with historian and author Dave Holland. This episodes discusses: How the Marines seized...

This is the second episode of our Guadalcanal series with historian and author Dave Holland. Shoestring invasion planning Koro rehearsals fi...

This is the first in a major series of podcasts looking at the Battles of Guadalcanal. This is an interview with Dave Holland. This episode...

This is the final episode of three in our series from our interview with Retired Colonel John Antal discussing his research into contemporar...

This is the second episode of our interview with Retired Colonel John Antal discussing his research into contemporary combat and how technol...

How is the modern battlefield changing? What role is technology like Artificial Intelligence, drones, precision strike and electronic warfar...

This is the second of a two-part series looking at the origin story of the PLA Navy. This episode looks at the crucial Kinmen and Hainan Isl...

Learn the lessons of military history by looking at the great battles through the lens of the Principles of War. Part of the enduring nature...

How did Field Marshall Slim innovate in the Burma Campaign? This is a look at military innovation through necessity that developed key capab...

How did Slim rebuild the 14th Army after it's 1,000 mile withdrawal from Burma? We look at how lessons were learnt and doctrine was develope...

The withdrawal from Burma was almost 1,000 miles in 100 days and yet Slim, as commander of Burma Corps, maintained his optimism throughout t...

This episode looks at the care of the wounded on the Kokoda Track. What level of care did sick and wounded soldiers receive? Why was the med...

This episode is a cross-post from The Cove Podcast . This is a recording of MAJGEN Mick Krause, AM - the author the new ADF-I-5 doctrine - D...

What medical treatment was avaiable for the soldiers fighting on the Kokoda Track. How were ill and injured soldiers cared for and what were...

This episode is the second of a two part interview with retired LTCOL Gary McKay, who was a Platoon Commander in Vietnam, in D Coy, 4 RAR. H...

This episode is the first of a two part interview with retired LTCOL Gary McKay, who was a Platoon Commander in Vietnam, in D Coy, 4 RAR. He...

This episode continues our Kokoda Campaign Podcast series. This episode is Part 5 of our interview with Dr with Dr Adrian Threlfall, an expe...

This episode continues our Kokoda Campaign Podcast series. This episode is Part 4 of our interview with Dr with Dr Adrian Threlfall, an expe...

This episode continues our Kokoda Campaign Podcast series. This episode looks at Jungle Warfare Doctrine Development, with Dr Adrian Threlfa...

This episode continues our Kokoda Campaign Podcast series. This episode looks at Jungle Warfare Doctrine Development, with Dr Adrian Threlfa...

We return to the fetid jungles of New Guinea and our Kokoda Campaign Podcast series , looking at the 53rd Battalion and it's combat performa...

This special episode is an interview with Sam Bendett from the Center for a New American Security and is an expert on UAS Combat between Ukr...

How did air power influence the Kokoda Campaign? We review the employment of air power and compare it with the Milne Bay operation, where Ai...

What was RAAF Leadership like in No. 75 Squadron at Port Moresby. We look at the career and Leadership of Squadron Leader John Jackson, a gr...

How did the P-40E compare against the Japanese Zero? We look at how Australia was prepared for the war in the air over Port Moresby. How wel...

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 fig...

This is Part 14 of our series looking at the Kokoda Campaign , focusing on the combat performance of battalions on the Kokoda Track and how...

This is Part 13 of our series looking at the Kokoda Campaign , focusing on the combat performance of the 53rd Battalion and how the militia...

This is Part 12 of our series looking at the Kokoda Campaign , focusing on the combat performance of the 53rd Battalion and how the militia...

This is Part 11 of our series looking at the Kokoda Campaign , focusing on the combat performance of the 53rd Battalion and how the militia...

This is the third episode in a three part interview with Dr Robert Lyman about 'Victory to Defeat: The British Army 1918-40', a book he co-w...

This is the second in a three part interview with Dr Robert Lyman about 'Victory to Defeat: The British Army 1918-40', a book he co-wrote wi...

This is the first in a three part interview with Dr Robert Lyman about 'Victory to Defeat: The British Army 1918-40', a book he cowrote with...

This is Part 10 of our series looking at the Kokoda Campaign , looking at the combat performance of the 39th Battalion. The 39th Battalion w...

This is Part 9 of our series looking at the Kokoda Campaign , looking at the combat performance of the 39th Battalion. This episode discusse...

This is Part 8 of our series looking at the Kokoda Campaign , Battle of Isurava, the 53rd Battalion, how they fought and how they were prepa...

This is Part 7 of our series looking at the Battle of Isurava, the 53rd Battalion, how they fought and how they were prepared to fight. This...