65 – Battle of France 1940
This Battle of France 1940 podcast episode starts a new major series for the Principles of War. The German Army’s tanks were outnumbered 1.7:1 and...
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64 – In Action – Boer War Artillery and the First Shot of the First World War
This episode looks at the Australian Boer War Artillery and the First Shot of World War 1. What role did Australian Boer War Artillery play?...
63 – Beginnings – the 150th Anniversary of Australian Artillery
The 1st of August 2021 is the 150th Anniversary of Australian Artillery. We look at the birth of the capability, the equipment and, most importantly,...
62 – Sir Max Hastings and Lessons Learned from Vietnam
The Vietnam War – Lessons Learned and the Moral Centre of Gravity. These are just the show notes – Listen to the podcast of Spotify,...
60 – Nelson and the Amphibious Raid on Tenerife
Nelson’s worst defeat was his amphibious raid on Tenerife. We look at the lessons learnt for planning amphibious operations as well as how this operation...
61 – Vietnam – An Epic Tragedy and the Moral Center of Gravity
We are very honoured to have Sir Max Hastings discussing elements of the moral Centres of Gravity in the Vietnam War. Sir Max is the...
59 – Nelson, Mission Command and Mission Failure
We look at Mission Command in the context of Mission Failure. How can Mission Command success when your plan fails? This is Part IV of...
58 – Reflections and lessons learnt from the Battle of Long Tan
This is Part V of our interview with LT COL Harry Smith, the OC of Delta Coy / 6 RAR at the Battle of Long...
57 – The Battle of Long Tan logistics and C2
Harry Smith discusses the final stages of the Battle of Long, logistics, C2 and reinforcements were key components of the battle after D Coy became...
56 – Fighting the Battle of Long Tan
This is Part III of our podcast interview with LT COL Harry Smith, the OC of Delta Coy / 6 RAR at the Battle of...