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Episodes: 103
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1k-10k
Gender skew: Male
Location: Australia
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Colin Burgess - WWII Events Surrounding The Fall Of Singapore; Evacuation Orders For Nursing Staff; Stories Of Nurses Aboard The Empire Star Under Japanese Air Attack
Marcus Fielding - Embedded Headquarters Operations; Day-to-day Running Of A Major Hq; Situational Overview In Baghdad As Australia’s Involvement Wound Down; Iraq War Leadership/command Environment
Doc Vernon
June 23, 2026
One of the defining features of the Kokoda Campaign was undoubtedly the native carriers who carried supplies forward and wounded men back. Much is made of their contribution, and rightly so, but without the efforts of Doc Vernon to improve conditions and care of the carrier force it is debatable whether they could or would have carried on their efforts. Not only did Doc take care of the carriers, but when he became aware that the 39th Militia Battalion would be facing the Japanese onslaught a...
Author Interview - Peter Mitchell
June 10, 2026
In this interview Peter Mitchell gives a detailed account of a little known event in Australia's military history - the fighting on Java in the opening weeks of the Pacific War. He also provides an insight into the benefits of creative non-fiction as a means of providing factual details about an event while also providing a good story for the readers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Author Interview
May 26, 2026
With the fall of Singapore imminent, all nursing staff were given orders to evacuate. Despite the protests of the nurses they boarded the evacuation ships. Those who boarded the Vyner Brook would suffering murder and imprisonment at the hands of the Japanese, but those aboard the other two ships, the Wasui and Empire Star were spared that horror. But that doesn't mean they got away safely. In this amazing book, Colin Burgess tells the story of two of the nurses onboard the Empire Star and the...
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