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Don't make me come over there.
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Another excellent entry in Mike's RAN series and a must read for those interested in Naval history and Australian military history.

(HMAS Stuart in the Battle of Matapan, 1941, by Frank Norton)

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September 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Good call
May 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The further West the war went...the drunker the generals got.
May 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
April 9, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Dim Tim.
April 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
3rd Farm Coy was up on the Laloki River in New Guinea.
January 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
30-Cwt 4x2 GS Chev....fascinating markings
December 17, 2024 at 10:59 PM
December 4, 2024 at 10:07 AM
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The series is much more likely to show an incident on 27 November when 5 NZ Bde was attacked at Menastir by forces from the Bardia fortress, and in which the Bde notes one enemy I tank was lost to a 2-pdr.

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IWM E3743E
December 3, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Bloke on the far left is an RAAF cook who found himself in the middle of some business.
December 4, 2024 at 4:18 AM
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Meanwhile, in the desert events had progressed towards the climax of the battle. Rommel was convinced he was winning. The #newzealand Div was reported as destroyed. @ernestmalley.bsky.social rommelsriposte.com/2013/12/08/p...
Panzergruppe Intelligence Assessment 1 December 1941
The report below was signed off on 2 December, and sent off at 09.55 hours of the same day. Enemy Behaviour 1 December 1941 7 Armoured Division continued its attacks to relieve 2 New Zealand Divisi…
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December 1, 2024 at 8:04 AM
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Scrounging around for the last reserves, the decision is made to commit the accidental Australians of 2/13 Battalion, left behind in the fortress when their ride, HMS Latona, out was sunk on the inbound journey. @karljames1945.bsky.social @ernestmalley.bsky.social rommelsriposte.com/2021/12/28/g...
German/Italian Reports on Sinking of HMS Latona, 25 Oct 1941
Background HMS Latona was an Abdiel-class minelaying cruiser, one of the most modern ships in the Royal Navy. She was only commissioned in April 1941 and spent her short service life entirely on as…
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November 29, 2024 at 9:06 PM
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Remarkably still in use with Australia at the outbreak of the Second World War! Maybe when complete we’ll do some videos about how it was loaded and equipped by them. Likely the CMF @ernestmalley.bsky.social? The crowdfunding page is still running but making slow progress.
November 26, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Mistake to cancel it...mistake to cancel Lateline...mistake to cancel Foreign Correspondent....mistake to cancel state based 7:30 Report....I could keep running this line back to Couchman to be honest.
November 26, 2024 at 7:54 AM
Classic stylings
November 26, 2024 at 12:07 AM