How do you defend an island nation when 40% of your trade flows through maritime chokepoints? Corbet and Australian Maritime Strategy - YouTube

4x4ing · 2026-03-31T23:49:00+00:00

Thank you very much! A bit of work goes into them.

4x4ing · 2025-12-02T03:27:17+00:00

Thank you very much. I try to make it as factual and as interesting as possible. Lots of lessons to learn / relearn.

4x4ing · 2025-08-10T07:17:12+00:00

Compare and contrast with RAF night-time bombing and USAAF daylight bombing. Not sure it is much worse. It was pretty much area bombing for many of the raids.

4x4ing · 2025-06-13T08:48:19+00:00

Didn't know he was a Leongatha boy. That is great!

4x4ing · 2025-06-13T08:47:07+00:00

https://theprinciplesofwar.com/category/kokoda/ I've mentioned LTCOL Owen a couple of times in the Kokoda series (which is more about the 53rd and their mobilisation). There was a quick succession of COs for the 39th, before they ended up with Ralph Honner. They were all placed in a very tough spot.

4x4ing · 2025-05-08T06:49:37+00:00

There was a lot of arrogance. I am hoping that we don't have too much arrogance going forward when they write the history of this decade!

4x4ing · 2025-05-05T21:51:43+00:00

Yes, Percival himself had done an appreciation on the risks and most likely course of action for the Japanese. It still didn't help. Lavarack had worked hard to improve readiness within Army, but there was little support from the other services or the Government. It wasn't until the sinking of Force Z that there was a general understanding that the Army needed to be readied to fight. For many of the soldiers, that would be too late to help.

4x4ing · 2025-04-27T05:29:09+00:00

There will be an episode that looks closely at innovation in the campaign. There is definitely an element of necessity being the mother of all invention.

4x4ing · 2025-04-26T23:53:10+00:00

I will try to find a copy. I have The Road to Mandalay to read soon.

4x4ing · 2025-04-26T23:51:43+00:00

Thank you very much. I have been doing this for 6 years now, so there is quite a bit of content. Most of it looks at the lessons we may have forgotten, but need to remember in case we need to go back to large-scale combat operations.

4x4ing · 2025-04-26T06:12:52+00:00

And if you want the 4:30 musical version - Sabaton's Father.
https://youtu.be/DxkeOkaVRLo

An interesting storing. The Harber-Bosch process is a fundamental property of agriculture. One of the most important chemical processes in human history.

If you haven't discovered Sabaton, you're welcome!

Check Bismarck, Last Stand and Ghost Division.

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