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152 - National Guard vs Imperial Japanese Army on Guardalcanal - Lessons Learnt for employing green troops at 5th Matanikau
Season 1 Episode 152
The US 182nd Infantry Regiment crossed the Matanikau on 18 November 1942 and within 48 hours all three companies of 1st Battalion had broken under Ja…
1 day, 3 hours ago
151 - How Sea Control doomed the 17th Army to Starvation on Guadalcanal: The failure of the Tokyo Express
Season 1 Episode 151
The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal cost the US Navy two rear admirals and six warships — yet it stopped 11 Japanese transports carrying 10,000 troops an…
1 month ago
150 - What new tactics did Carlson's Raiders use to hunt Shoji's Regiment during the Long Patrol on Guadalcanal?
Season 1 Episode 150
Colonel Shoji landed 1,500 Japanese troops east of Henderson Field — and the Americans needed three battalions and a week of manoeuvre to trap just 4…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How do you defend an island nation when 40% of your trade flows through contested waters?
Forty percent of Australian trade flows through the South China Sea — and if conflict erupts near Taiwan, that route becomes uninsurable overnight. M…
2 months, 1 week ago
Strategic Context for Australia's WW2 mobilisation
Australia spent 20 years preparing for a war most politicians refused to discuss publicly — and that systematic industrial strategy may be the nation…
2 months, 1 week ago
How do you defend an island nation when 40% of your trade flows through contested waters?
Forty percent of Australian trade flows through the South China Sea — and if conflict erupts near Taiwan, that route becomes uninsurable overnight. M…
2 months, 1 week ago
Australia's Road to War - 1936 to 1941 - Dr Peter Layton
Australia built a coherent defence industrial strategy in the 1920s and 30s that actually worked when tested by total war — yet we've forgotten most …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
149 - Why did the Marines stop 1,000 yards short of victory at 4th Matanikau - Guadalcanal
Season 1 Episode 149
After the defeat at Henderson Field, Japanese 17th Army headquarters remained confident — fresh divisions and hundreds of aircraft were promised with…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
148 - The Battle of Henderson Field - Guadalcanal 1942
Season 1 Episode 148
This episode is the 14th episode in our Guadalcanal series. We look at the Battle of Henderson Field, which is the decisive terrain for the campaign…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
147 - The Japanese tank attack in the Battle of Henderson Field - Guadalcanal
Season 1 Episode 147
This episode looks at the Sumiyoshi's tank attack across the Matanikau - an attempt to draw defenders away from the perimeter of Henderson Field. We…
3 months, 3 weeks ago