The Time Australia Declared War on Birds (And Lost)

In 1932, the Australian military went to war. Not against a rival nation. Not against armed insurgents. Against emus — 20,000 of them — cutting through struggling farmland on their seasonal migration. The government's solution: two soldiers, two Lewis machine guns, and 10,000 rounds of ammunition. The result: one of the most embarrassing military defeats in recorded history. This is the Great Emu War — and the birds won. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.