The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics, Doctrine and Leadership.

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We conduct Mission Analysis in order to determine the desired endstate for the deployment of 1 ATF to Nui Dat and the orders for D/6 as they patrolled out to Long Tan. Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast. Join the conversation on  Twitter  or  Facebook. If yo...

This presentation, part of the  Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company's  Firepower: Lessons from the Great War Seminar Series and  is presented by MAJ Trevor Watson RAA.  Without the ability to learn and adapt to new and emerging circumstances a military organisation will be unable to achieve success in combat.  Military organisations must be agile in their ability to learn and adapt to ma...

This presentation, part of the  Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company , is the plenary session, with MC MAJ GEN Tim Ford. Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast. Join the conversation on  Twitter  or  Facebook. If you've learnt something from today's pod...

This presentation, part of the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company , is by Keith Glyde and is presented by LT COL Nick Floyd. Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast. Join the conversation on  Twitter  or  Facebook. If you've learnt something from today...

Dr William Westerman presents this episode on the career of LT GEN Sir Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, KCB, KCMG, VD, who served as both commander of Australian Artillery and then as the Commander of the Australian 5th Division. Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast....

We continue our look at women's service in the Great Patriotic War with the book by Svetlana Alexievich.  If you haven't already listened to it, please listen to the first episode that looks at some of the history of women in war . Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the...

This podcast looks at the contribution of Soviet women to the military in the Great Patriotic War. Based on the The Unwomanly Face of War, by Svetlana Alexievich which received a Nobel Prize for Literature.  We discuss: Women in the Air Transport Auxiliary Mary Ellis, the ferry pilot with over 1,000 missions Natalya Meklen, one of the Nacht Hexen with over 800 combat missions in a Po 2.  What does...

This lecture by LT COL David Brooks is presented by BRIG John Cox. We look at the changes in the technology and the industrial base as Britain and Australia moved to an industrial war footing for the production and development of artillery ammunition. Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that did...

Dr Garth Pratten looks at the how the BEF was developing it's organisation, doctrine and weapons in preparation for the Somme Offensive. Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast. Join the conversation on  Twitter  or  Facebook. If you've learnt something from toda...

The is the latest episode in our long interview with Dave Sabben, Pl Comd 11 Pl at the Battle of Long Tan.  There is a lot of valuable experience shared about what made D Coy different and how they were trained and prepared for war. Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into th...

We continue our discussion with Dave Sabben, PL COMD of 11 Pl at Long Tan. We discuss hand overs and the long term impact of the Long Tan victory by D Coy 6 RAR.   We look at how MAJ Harry Smith prepared the Coy - the training, the techniques and the mindset that set them up for success. What had his experiences been and how did that help set D Coy up for success on the battlefield?   What was the...

This is the Plenary Session in the 2nd Seminar of the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Society's Firepower: Lessons from the Great War Seminar Series.   This is a panel discussion about some of the issues with the employment of Artillery at Gallipoli.  Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details th...

This is the 5th episode in the 2nd Seminar of the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Society's Firepower: Lessons from the Great War Seminar Series.   Dr Rhys Crawley discusses how logistics were handled at Gallipoli.   Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast....

This is the fourth session of the second seminar in the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Company's Firepower Seminar Series. This presentation looks at the conduct of counter battery fire at Gallipoli. Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast. Join the conver...

This is the third session of the second seminar in the Royal Australian Artillery Historical Association's Firepower:  Lessons from the Great War Seminar Series. How was the Turkish artillery organised at Gallipoli?   Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast. Join...

What were the artillery tasks at ANZAC? How was artillery employed? How did the fireplans for Lone Pine and The Nek differ in implementation and effect?   Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast. Join the conversation on  Twitter  or  Facebook. If you've learnt s...

We continue our discussion with Dave Sabben about the Battle of Long Tan. Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast. Join the conversation on  Twitter  or  Facebook. If you've learnt something from today's podcast, please leave a review for the Podcast on your podc...

This is the next episode in our Long Tan Series with Dave Sabben.  Our last episode discussed the final defensive position . This episode starts a 4 part Q+A with Dave, looking at the conduct of the battle. The show notes have all of details on what is discussed.  Please check them out. Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as t...

We look at the current doctrine around Mission Command. This follows on from our podcast interview with BRIG Ulf Henricsson and the performance of Nordbat 2 in Bosnia. Check out the  show notes  for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast. Join the conversation on Twitter or Facebook. If you'v...

Our guest on the podast today is BRIG Ulf Henricsson from the Swedish Army.  He was the commander of Nordbat 2, which was recognised as one of the most successful units that where committed to UNPROFOR for the peacekeeing effort in Bosnia.  I first read about Nordbat 2 in an Article on Strategy Bridge . We start with the discussion about how Mission Command has been used in the Swedish Army, and h...

We continue our examination of the Battle of Long Tan with Dave Sabben.  12 Pl has returned to the D Coy position, with some of the survivors of 11 Pl and the Coy prepares to receive the next assault. BRIG Jackson is faced with the dilemma of trying to divine the true intentions of the enemy.  Is it a diversion in preparation for a move against the Task Force base, or is it an attempt to destroy a...

For an information operation that is fought of Facebook, how do you identify the Avenues of Approach? We use OCOKA to conduct the terrain analysis for Information Analysis.  We look to orientate everyone to the human terrain in an information operation that is conducted using social media. Observation and Fields of Fire:  Observation is no longer blocked by terrain nor limited by range.  The Inter...

We look at some of the actions that were used in an attempt to influence the US democratic system through the use of social media.  Using the military to conduct regime change is extremely expensive in terms of blood and treasure - we look at some of the measures that can be used with non-kinetic means to create regime change.  We look at the use of Social media from the point of view of how marke...

This episode of the podcast sees the transition from the encounter battle through to D Coy moving to being completely on the defensive.  11 Pl becomes decisively engaged, with enemy flanking to the north whilst being engaged by 3 MGs from the front.  As 11 Pl starts the call for fire, MAJ Smith calls for reinforcements in order to regain the initiative.  As the tempo of the artillery support incre...