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S01E05 - Timor - The August Push
Australian War History Podcast
English - November 09, 2019 05:37 - 26 minutes - 39.5 MB - ★★★★ - 1 ratingEducation History australia history war worldwar2 Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: S01E04 - Timor - Winnie the War Winner
Next Episode: S01E06 - Timor - The Woods are Burning
Welcome to the fifth episode of the Australian War history podcast. In this episode, we discuss the August push by the Japanese that came close to wiping the Australian Force out.
The Japanese commanders were getting frustrated with the Australian gorilla-style tactics, which Brigadier Potts was using so successfully. The Japanese were hungry to bring the fight to the Australian troops' doorstep.
Some of the books we use to cross-check facts:
A History of the 2nd Independent Company and 2/2 Commando Squadron