The 15th of February marks the anniversary of when General Arthur Percival, the commander of all Allied forces in Singapore, formally surrendered to the Imperial Japanese Army, under the command ...
HMAS Armidale
Craig Monahan, Australian film maker This podcast on the wartime sinking of HMAS Armidale and the subsequent search for survivors is an epic of leadership and resourcefulness that was little ...
Napoleon, the Royal Navy and Me
Napoleon Bonaparte is mostly known for his military activities. However, in the latter part of his life, the Royal Navy featured strongly. And indeed, some of the procedures adopted by ...
The Case of the Unknown Sailor
ABC Podcast The sailor was a crewman on HMAS Sydney, which fought a fierce battle with a German warship off the coast of WA in 1941. Both ships sank and every ...
Night of the midget subs — Sydney under attack
ABC Podcast In May 1942 the Imperial Japanese Navy sent three midget submarines armed with torpedoes into Sydney Harbour. The plan was to launch an attack on Australian and ...
D-Day commando on Sword Beach by Commander Jim Speed DSC, RAN – Part 1
Commander Jim Speed was a Commando on Sword Beach on D-Day 1944. In these podcasts Commander Speed describes his experiences on D-Day. The recordings were made on 25 August 2014 ...
D-Day commando on Sword Beach by Commander Jim Speed DSC, RAN – Part 2
Commander Jim Speed was a Commando on Sword Beach on D-Day 1944. In these podcasts Commander Speed describes his experiences on D-Day. The recordings were made on 25 August 2014 ...
D-Day commando on Sword Beach by Commander Jim Speed DSC, RAN – Part 3
Commander Jim Speed was a Commando on Sword Beach on D-Day 1944. In these podcasts Commander Speed describes his experiences on D-Day. The recordings were made on 25 August 2014 ...
HMAS Diamantina
Lieutenant Commander Maurice G. Rose was the first captain of HMAS Diamantina. The ship was named after the Diamantina River in Queensland, and was a River-class frigate that served the Royal Australian Navy. Diamantina was laid down on 12 ...
Gallipoli and Seapower
The British War Council and many of its advisors were willing to believe that sea power could open the way to Constantinople. It led to the grave underestimation by all ...