112 - Combined Arms on the Kokoda Track

112 - Combined Arms on the Kokoda Track

Author: James Eling April 17, 2024 Duration: 37:59

This is Part 14 of our series looking at the Kokoda Campaign, focusing on the combat performance of battalions on the Kokoda Track and how the militia were prepared for combat at the tactical, operational and strategic level.

This episode looks at how the Australians and the Japanese generated combined arms on the Kokoda Track.

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.


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