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109 - Operational mistakes in the Kokoda Campaign
Season 1 · Episode 109

109 - Operational mistakes in the Kokoda Campaign

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

February 18, 202432m 6s

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Show Notes

This is Part 11 of our series looking at the Kokoda Campaign, focusing on the combat performance of the 53rd Battalion and how the militia were prepared for combat at the tactical, operational and strategic level.

This episode commences our assessment of the operational level, but before we start, we will look at the psychiatric cost of training and fighting in the jungle. David Woolley has done an excellent job in documenting issues on the Kokoda Track and suggests some solutions to increasing resilience for troops.

We look at what the operational level of war is along with the events within MAJGEN Basil Morris' Area of Operations during the Kokoda Campaign.

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.