We look at the remaining principles of Manoeuvre Warfare in the conduct of the Malaya Campaign. Percival attempted to be strong everywhere and was never able to generate enough combat power to slow the Japanese. We look at the loss of Force Z and how it decreased the...
There is a new definition of the Manoeuvrist Approach – In the time that we have been producing the Malaya Campaign series in The Principles of War, the Australian Army has produced a new version of the LWD 3-0, so Army Doctrine is moving faster than this...
The Leadership of LT COL Anderson VC This podcast looks at the moral and physical courage of LT COL Charles Anderson VC and his leadership in Malaya. LT COL Charles Anderson was placed in a very difficult moral dilemma at Parit Sulong. We look at his actions in WW1 in...
A lot of this story has come from an audio interview of LT Russell ‘Bill’ McCure. It is an amazing record of the preparation, conduct and aftermath of his participation in the Malaya Campaign. LT McCure started out in the 53rd Ack Ack Search Light Bty and...
Good leadership, thorough training and success on operations will all contribute to high morale. We contrast LT COL Stewart and with other units. The Indian and Australian armies had a lot of new troops, with varying degrees of training. This contrasts with battle...
We look at how the Japanese were able to use operational manoeuvre from the sea as a part of their approach to flexibility. We look at their history of amphib operations and how they developed their capability. We look at the Shanghai Incident and how the IJN...
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