The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics and Leadership.
By James Eling
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Learn the lessons of military history by looking at the great battles through the lens of the Principles of War. Part of the enduring nature of war, all good Generals follow the 10 Principles of War. The great Generals of history have the ability to know which of the principles are most important at the decisive moments of the campaign.
We study the great battles to draw the lessons on strategy, tactics and leadership.
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113 - 75 Squadron and the Kokoda Campaign
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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112 - Combined Arms on the Kokoda Track
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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111 - Friendly Fire on the Kokoda Track
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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110 - The JIPOE / IPB for the Kokoda Track
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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109 - Operational mistakes in the Kokoda Campaign
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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108 - The Competition for Superior Doctrine
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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107 - British Combined Arms doctrine in the inter war period
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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106 - Combined Arms Doctrine Development in the First World War
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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105 - Ralph Honner, the 39th Battalion and Kokoda
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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104 - The 39th Battalion on the Kokoda Track
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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103 - Principles of Training for War
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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102 - Training a Battalion for War
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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100 - The fall of Isurava
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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101 - Mobilisation Mistakes with the Mice of Moresby
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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99 - The Death of a CO
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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98 - Creating the doctrinal and cultural changes for effective Mission Command with Jim Storr
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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97 - Time and the importance of timeliness in orders with Jim Storr
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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96 - The 53rd Battalion at Isurava during the Kokoda Campaign
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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95 - A militia Battalion on the Kokoda Trail
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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94 - The 53rd Battalion on the Kokoda Trail
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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93 - Chinese Deception Planning on the Yalu River, 1950
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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92 - Deception and self deception on the Yalu River - 1950
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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91 - Principles for Employment of Artillery at 2nd Alamein
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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90 - Counter Battery Fires at 2nd El Alamein
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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89 - Artillery at 2nd El Alamein
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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88 - The Role of Artillery at 2nd Alamein
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May 16, 2022 |
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87 - Julian Corbett and British Maritime and Grand Strategy with Professor Andrew Lambert
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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86 - Lessons learnt from the 2nd Battle of El Alamein
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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85 - Monty fights to buy time for the 8th Army at Alam Halfa
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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84 - Montgomery, Fighting Power and turning morale around in the 8th Army
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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83 - Op Bertram - Operational Deception at 2nd El Alamein
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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82 - Military Deception at the Strategic, Operational and Tactical level - examples from the 2nd Battle of El Alamein
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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81 - The 2nd Battle of El Alamein
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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80 - The Fireplan for the Battle of Vimy Ridge
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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79 - The development of Canadian Artillery technology leading up to Vimy Ridge
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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78 - The conduct of the Battle of Vimy Ridge Part II
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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77 - The Battle of Vimy Ridge Part I
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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76 - Lessons for the Employment of Artillery from the Battle of Bullecourt
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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75 - Operational Level Lessons Learned from 1st Bullecourt
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Oct 16, 2021 |
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74 - Failing to Plan or Planning to Fail? First Battle of Bullecourt
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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73 - 1st Battle of Bullecourt - The Australian Infantry's most brilliant achievement
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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72 - Panzergruppe Kleist - German Centre of Gravity - Battle of France Part VIII
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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71 - German Center of Gravity - Battle of France Part VII
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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70 - The French Centre of Gravity - Battle of France 1940 Part VI
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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69 - British CoG under Churchill - Battle of France 1940 Part V
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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68 - British Centre of Gravity Analysis - Battle of France 1940 Part IV
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May 31, 2021 |
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67 - Overview of the Battle of France 1940 II
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May 25, 2021 |
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66 - Overview of the Battle of France I
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May 17, 2021 |
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65 - Battle of France 1940
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May 10, 2021 |
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64 - In Action - The Boer War and the First Shot of the First World War
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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63 - The Birth of Australian Artillery
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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62 - Sir Max Hastings and Lessons Learnt from Vietnam
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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61 - Vietnam - An Epic Tragedy and Moral Centers of Gravity
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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60 - Nelson and the Amphibious Raid on Tenerife
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Feb 02, 2021 |
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Nelson, Tenerife and Mission Command
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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58 - Reflections and lessons learnt from the Battle of Long Tan
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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57 - The Battle of Long Tan - C2 and Logistics
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Firepower 54: Western Front - Breaching the Hindenburg Line Plenary Session
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Firepower 53: The Apogee of the Gunner's Art
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Oct 24, 2020 |
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Firepower 52: Bringing Artillery in the Great War together
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Firepower 51: Coxen as Commander Royal Artillery
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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Firepower 50: Montbrehain: Artillery Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
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Oct 03, 2020 |
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56 - The Battle of Long Tan from the Company Commander's Perspective
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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55 - The lead up to the Battle of Long Tan with LT COL Harry Smith
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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54 - Preparing for the Battle of Long Tan with LT COL Harry Smith
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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53 - Royal Navy Mission Command at the Battle of Cape St Vincent
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Jun 20, 2020 |
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52 - Lord Nelson and the Battle of Cape St Vincent
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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51 - Lord Horatio Nelson and Mission Command
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Firepower 48: Artillery Spotting, Air Drops and Ground Attacks
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May 19, 2020 |
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Firepower 49: Hamel and Amiens Questions and Answer
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May 16, 2020 |
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Firepower 47: The Amiens Offensive
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May 16, 2020 |
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Firepower 46: The Fireplan from Hell
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Apr 25, 2020 |
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Firepower 45: Technological Testing at the Battle of Hamel
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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50 - The Birth of Australian Special Forces
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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Firepower 44: Western Front - The Spring Offensive and Villers Brettoneux Plenary Session
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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Firepower 43: The man who killed the Red Baron
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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Firepower 42: French Artillery to 1918
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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Firepower 41: Villers-Bretonneux
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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Firepower 40: The German Spring Offensive
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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Firepower 39: Western Front Plenary Session
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Mar 01, 2020 |
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Firepower 38: The advent of the tank
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Firepower 37: The Battle of Cambrai and the role of artillery
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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Firepower 36: The emergence of modern combined arms warfare
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Feb 08, 2020 |
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Firepower 35: Messines Ridge / Passchendaele Plenary Session
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Firepower 34: Artillery and manoeuvre warfare in the Desert War
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Jan 25, 2020 |
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Firepower: The origins of Artillery Intelligence Fusion
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Dec 25, 2019 |
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Firepower 32 - Menin Road - Cracking the nut
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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49 - Innovative tactics for the Battle of the Bismarck Sea
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Dec 14, 2019 |
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48 - Creating a culture of military innovation - GEN Kenney and the Fifth Air Force
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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Firepower 31: Western Front 1917 Plenary Session
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Nov 29, 2019 |
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Firepower 30: The Gunners of 101st Battery - Lance Bombardier Lindsay Barret DCM
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Firepower 29: Industrialised warfare 1916 - 1918 - Firepower and tactics
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Firepower 28: 1917 - A strategic overview
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Nov 23, 2019 |
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Firepower 27: Plenary Session for the Western Front - Verdun and the end of the beginning
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Firepower 26: Archie - The Development of Anti Aircraft Artillery
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Nov 03, 2019 |
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Firepower 25: Feeding the guns - From Arsenal to Gun Position
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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47 - Military Innovation and Creativity with GEN Kenney and the Battle of the Bismarck Sea
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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46 - The Battle of the Bismarck Sea
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Oct 16, 2019 |
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45 - Leadership and Morale on Palliers Hill
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Oct 09, 2019 |
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44 - The considerations for the defense of Palliers Hill
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Oct 05, 2019 |
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Firepower 24: Shell Shock - The precursor to post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Sep 29, 2019 |
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Firepower 23: The French Artillery at Verdun
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Sep 22, 2019 |
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43 - Considerations for the attack on Pallier's Hill
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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42 - The attack goes in on Pallier's Hill
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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41 - The Assault on Pallier's Hill
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Aug 14, 2019 |
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Firepower 22: Pozieres Plenary Session
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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Firepower 21: Jutland and the advent of Over the Horizon Warfare
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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Firepower 20: The First Air Observation Posts
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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Firepower 19: LT Thurnhill - Direct firect at Pozieres
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Jul 30, 2019 |
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40 - Long Tan Mission Analysis
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Jul 06, 2019 |
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Firepower 18: Evolution of Royal Artillery Tactics
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Jul 06, 2019 |
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Firepower 17: Plenary Session for the employment of Australian Artillery on the Western Front in 1916
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Jul 06, 2019 |
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Firepower 16: The 100 Series Batteries in WW1
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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Firepower 15: Major General Talbot Hobbs: Command in Manoeuvre and Firepower
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Jun 10, 2019 |
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39 - The unwomanly face of war and the moral centre of gravity
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May 25, 2019 |
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38 - The experience of women in the Soviet Military in WW2.
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May 21, 2019 |
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Firepower 14: New technology: Munitions, fuses and production for Artillery in WW1
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Firepower 13: Artillery planning for the Somme Offensive
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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37 - How was D Coy prepared for battle?
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Apr 27, 2019 |
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36 - Why was Long Tan a Victory?
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Apr 21, 2019 |
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Firepower 12 - Artillery at Gallipoli Plenary Session
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Apr 11, 2019 |
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Firepower 11: Artillery Logistics over the Shore
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Apr 10, 2019 |
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Firepower 10: Counter Battery Fire at Gallipoli
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Firepower 9: The Ottoman Artillery at ANZAC
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Firepower 8: The ANZAC Commanders and their use of Artillery
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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35 - The Defence of Nui Dat
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Mar 24, 2019 |
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34 - How was artillery controlled at Long Tan?
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Mar 18, 2019 |
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33 - The practice of Mission Command
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Mar 17, 2019 |
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32 - Mission Command and Mission Success with Nordbat 2
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Feb 13, 2019 |
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31 - Long Tan 7: The final Coy Defensive position
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Jan 31, 2019 |
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30 - Terrain Analysis for a Social Media War
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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29 - Russia, T-800s, Social Media and the War that never was
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Jan 05, 2019 |
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28 - Long tan 6: The transition to the defence
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Dec 31, 2018 |
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27 - Long Tan 5: The Encounter Battle in the Long Tan Rubber Plantation
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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26 - Long Tan 4: The Terrain in Phuoc Tuy and the base at Nui Dat.
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Dec 17, 2018 |
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25 - Long Tan 3: To Vung Tau
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Dec 09, 2018 |
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Firepower 7: Tactics and use of Artillery in the ANZAC Campaign, 1915
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Dec 03, 2018 |
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24 - Long Tan 2 - The Scheyville Experience
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Nov 12, 2018 |
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23 - Long Tan 1: Readiness, Conscription and the Nashos
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Oct 14, 2018 |
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Firepower 6: Gallipoli Landing Questions and Answers
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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Firepower 5: Forgotten Gunners of Gallipoli - 7 Mountain Indian Artillery Brigade
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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Firepower 4: New Zealand Field Artillery at Gallipoli
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Oct 03, 2018 |
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Firepower 3: Naval Gunfire at Gallipoli
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Sep 26, 2018 |
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Firepower 2: Gallipoli Gunners - The Human Side
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Sep 25, 2018 |
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22 - Centre of Gravity Analysis with COL Dale Eikmeier
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Sep 23, 2018 |
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21 - Centers of Gravity and Ends, Ways and Means with COL Dale Eikmeier
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Sep 20, 2018 |
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20 Hannibal at the gates of Rome - The process for finding a Center of Gravity
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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Firepower 1: Command, Control and Communication challenges at ANZAC
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Sep 01, 2018 |
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19 - Hannibal and the definition of Center of Gravity
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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18 - The Center of Gravity at the Battle of Cannae
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Aug 08, 2018 |
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17 - Malaya Campaign After Action Review Part II
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Jul 31, 2018 |
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16 - Malaya Campaign After Action Review Part I
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Jul 23, 2018 |
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15 - LT COL Anderson VC, moral and physical courage at Bakri and Parit Sulong
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Jul 04, 2018 |
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14 - Lt McCure, Moral Courage and the Battle of Bakri
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Jun 26, 2018 |
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13 - Black Jack Galleghan and the ambush at Gemas
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Jun 19, 2018 |
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12 - What role did Morale play in Malaya
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May 20, 2018 |
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11 - Flexibility in the Malaya Campaign
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May 14, 2018 |
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10 - What role did Sustainment play in Malaya
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May 03, 2018 |
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9 - Economy of Effort and Cooperation in the Malaya Campaign
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Apr 22, 2018 |
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8 - Concentration of Force in the Malaya Campaign
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Apr 12, 2018 |
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7 - Security and Surprise in Malaya. How were the British surprised with 4 years warning of invasion?
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Mar 25, 2018 |
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6 - Dithering and Offensive Action in the Malaya Campaign
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Mar 21, 2018 |
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5 - Japanese and British selection and maintenance of aim for the Malaya Campaign
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Mar 21, 2018 |
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4 - Comparing Japanese and British Doctrine in Malaya
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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3 - Malaya Campaign Terrain and comparing Japanese and Allied Doctrine
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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2 - The Japanese and Allied Centres of Gravity for the Malaya Campaign
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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1 - The most Manouevrist Campaign the Australian Army has ever fought.
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Mar 15, 2018 |
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0 - The Principles of War and You
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Mar 15, 2018 |