Amazing War Stories

On the 29th August 1942 a soldier of the Australian Maroubra Force placed his hand on the bipod of his Bren gun, the barrel was still too hot to hold and loaded a fresh magazine. The enemy, only yards away, were crashing through the jungle towards them. The Australian Force were massively outnumbered, exhausted and disease ridden - they knew they were staring defeat in the face. No Allied army had yet beaten the fearsome Imperial soldiers of the Japanese Army in battle. But that would soon change. The soldier gritted his teeth, grabbed the charging handle and cocked his weapon. As the Japanese ran screaming towards him he charged back at them, firing from the hip...
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Contributors:
Lt. Col. Todd Vail, Australian Army
Kurtis Lowden - Deputy Curator, Australian Armour and Artillery Museum
Dr Chris Mann - Director of The War Studies Department, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Episode Credits-
Written, Researched and Executive Produced by Ed Sayer
Additional Research Charles Phillips
Associate Producer Lois Crompton
Editing, Sound design & 3D mastering by Vaudeville Sound Group
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The Kings of Kokoda

On the cold evening of the 20th of December 1943 over 650 Allied planes took off from their bases in England and headed for Frankfurt on what they hoped would be a decisive blow against Nazi Germany. But for one crew in particular this sortie would become a desperate fight for survival from which not all of them would return. This is the remarkable true story of the 7 men assigned to Lancaster bomber MG-A JB652. 
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Contributors-
-Richard Pymar- curator of The Halesworth Airfield Memorial Museum Station 365
-Flight Lieutenant Neil Farrell
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Episode Credits-
Written & Produced by Ed Sayer
Executive producer Paul Wooding
Associate Producer Lois Crompton
Sound design & 3D mastering by Vaudeville Sound Group
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