Season 2 · Episode 41
True Blue History - Cowra Breakout with Mat Mclachlan
True Blue Conversations Podcast
December 7, 20211h 38m
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Show Notes
The largest mass escape of prisoners-of-war in modern military history occurred on Australian soil during the Second World War. Attempting to overcome the disgrace of captivity 1,104 Japanese prisoners-of-war escaped from the prisoner-of-war camp in Cowra, New South Wales. Mat McLachlan shares insights about the Cowra Breakout and what Prime Minister John Curtin later called 'a suicidal disregard for life'.
Presenter: Adam Blum
Guest: Mat McLachlan
Editor: Kyle Watkins
Academic Adviser: Margaret Strike