Professional Military Education
Learn the lessons of doctrine, leadership, strategy and tactics by breaking down the great battles of history and studying them through the principles of war.
Professional Military Education with 30 minute podcasts.
We look at military history through the lens of the principles of war and current doctrine to better understanding tactics and strategy, terrain and leadership.
The Considerations for the Attack – we look at these factors in this classic infantry attack. Have a listen to the podcast on your favourite podcast player for all of the details on this battle. We look at the considerations for the attack as LT Pallier assaults the hill that would come to bear his […]
How did LT Pallier attack this seemingly impossible objective? A dug in enemy, minimal OS, limited time and very, very difficult terrain? We follow the progress of the assault and detail the actions taken by LT Pallier and 9 PL as they cleared the terrain and secured the lines of communication for the 2/27th Battalion, […]
This podcast follows on from the Australian Army Research Centre Battlefield Staff Ride to New Guinea, looking at some of the battlefields from 1942 and 1943. We were accompanied by Nick Anderson, author of Kokoda and Milne Bay books for the Army History Unit and Phil Bradley, who wrote On Shaggy Ridge, Hell’s Battlefield, To […]
We start the Mission Analysis for the Battle of Long Tan as we prepare to do Center of Gravity Analysis for the Battle of Long Tan
We look at what drove women in the Soviet Union to fight in the Great Patriotic War and what role Komsomol played in shaping their service.