EPISODE · Mar 20, 2020 · 25 MIN

50 - The Birth of Australian Special Forces

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

This is the first part of our study of the raid on Salamaua. We look at the genesis of SF in the Australian Army. Why were they formed in the first place? What was the detailed planning process that saw the formation of the Independent Companies and what were the likely tasks that they would undertake. 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. Join the conversation on Twitter or Facebook.

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