KokodaPodcast105 – Ralph Honner, Leadership and the 39th Battalion and the Kokoda CampaignadminApril 5, 2024April 6, 2024 by adminApril 5, 2024April 6, 2024042 What was it that made the 39th Battalion such a great battalion? We look at the role of Ralph Honner and Leadership in the combat...
KokodaPodcast104 – The 39th Battalion on the Kokoda TrackJames ElingFebruary 11, 2024March 4, 2024 by James ElingFebruary 11, 2024March 4, 2024183This episode discusses the preparation and performance of the 39th Battalion on the Kokoda Track. This is an interview with Dr David Cameron, the author...
KokodaNew Guinea CampaignPodcast103 – Principles of Training for WaradminDecember 4, 2023December 4, 2023 by adminDecember 4, 2023December 4, 20230179This podcast looks at why the Battalions on the Kokoda track were so poorly prepared for combat by looking at the development of the training...
KokodaPodcast102 – Training a Battalion for WaradminNovember 11, 2023November 13, 2023 by adminNovember 11, 2023November 13, 20230199This episode looks at how a Battalion is trainined for war. It examines at the arrival of the 53rd and 39th Battalions into Port Moresby,...
KokodaPodcast101 – Mobilisation Mistakes with the Mice of MoresbyadminSeptember 28, 2023October 1, 2023 by adminSeptember 28, 2023October 1, 20230195Peter Brune in his “Those Ragged Heroes’ states that, “In the long proud history of Australia at arms there can be no more tragic and...
KokodaPodcast100 – The Battle of IsuravaJames ElingSeptember 23, 2023October 1, 2023 by James ElingSeptember 23, 2023October 1, 20231241This is the fifth episode in our Kokoda Track series looking at the performance of the 53rd Battalion. This episode looks at the final day...
KokodaPodcast99 – The Death of a COJames ElingSeptember 11, 2023September 11, 2023 by James ElingSeptember 11, 2023September 11, 20234 253This is the fourth episode in our Kokoda Track series looking at the performance of the 53rd Battalion. The 53rd, a militia Battalion, had some...
Mission CommandPodcast98 – Mission Command Doctrine and Culture for effective Command on the Modern Battlefield with Dr Jim StorradminJuly 8, 2023July 8, 2023 by adminJuly 8, 2023July 8, 20230255This episode looks at Mission Command Doctrine and Culture. It is part 2 of our interview about Command and Mission Command with Dr Jim Storr,...
Mission CommandPodcast97 – Time and the importance of timeliness in orders with Jim StorradminMarch 20, 2023July 8, 2023 by adminMarch 20, 2023July 8, 20232 344...
KokodaPodcast96 – The 53rd Battalion at Isurava during the Kokoda CampaignadminMarch 17, 2023March 17, 2023 by adminMarch 17, 2023March 17, 20232 307When bravery isn’t enough – the 53rd Battalion and the Battle of Isurava This is the third episode in our Kokoda Track series looking at...