Reading time: 7 minutes
Questions remain about what stopped the Japanese from invading Australia, and how it was that many of our personnel came home alive and unwounded despite the dreadful conditions they faced.
The answers largely define an achievement of Australia’s World War II generation.
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Katsuren Castle in Okinawa Prefecture is said to have been occupied between the 12th to 15th centuries so the coins cannot represent commercial links between the castle’s contemporaries and the Roman empire, which had fallen centuries before. Other finds from the castle indicate trade links with China – so perhaps the coins arrived there as curios, indirectly through trade with China or South-East Asia.
Reading time: 10 minutes
After the retreat from Kokoda, the battered survivors of B Company, 39th Battalion regrouped at the small village of Deniki. Major Allan Cameron, a 30th Brigade staff officer, arrived shortly after at Deniki on 4th August. Disgusted by the apparently ‘unsoldierly’ appearance of B Company, he jumped to the conclusion that these men must have run away from the fighting and had abandoned Kokoda for no reason. He sent them further back to Isurava in disgrace, depriving the remainder of the 39th of the only troops with battle experience. This wouldn’t be the last time that a textbook tactical withdrawal would be mistaken for cowardice. Cameron then decided that Kokoda must be recaptured.
This lesson we will be learning about the Nerva-Antonine Dynasty known as the golden age of Rome ruled by “Five Good Emperors”.
Read MoreIn this lesson we will be learning about the history of the Royal families of the Middle East.
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Reading time: 20 minutes
Australian airmen and sailors played a pivotal role defending Malta. Their actions defending the beleaguered island fortress helped turn the tide of the war. Your visit to the places Australian servicemen and servicewomen lived, served and fought on Malta begins as soon as you step off the aircraft at Malta’s international airport.
This airport began life as RAF Luqa, which was one of the busiest airfields during the defence of Malta.
This lesson we will be learning about the Heraclian and Isaurian dynasties and the reasons for the reduction in size of the Byzantine Empire.
Read MoreThis lesson will take us to the industrial revolution as we learn about textile manufacturing industry and its place in the global market.
Read MoreIn this lesson we will be learning about the Pacific war, the attack on Pearl Harbour and the effect that it had on the USA.
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Reading time: 5 minutes
The battle for France in 1940 is often portrayed as a rout: the German Wehrmacht simply trounced the French forces within a few weeks, crushing them with military might and tactical ingenuity. However, a few episodes debunk this image and the Battle of Stonne, where a small town in the Ardennes changed hands 17 times in three days, is one of the most prominent.
In this lesson we will be learning about the West African empires, how they came to power and why they declined.
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Reading time: 6 minutes
In 1914, Britain stood at the forefront of organising one of the first civilian mass internment operations of the 20th century. 30,000 civilian German, Austrian and Turkish men who had been living or travelling in Britain in the summer of that year found themselves behind barbed wire, in many cases for the whole duration of World War I.
Read MoreIn this lesson we will be learning about the consequences of imperialism in South Africa and the Apartheid.
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Reading time: 6 minutes
With its oldest known version penned around 400 BCE, the Hippocratic Oath has a long and illustrious past. However, despite its age, the document remains very much alive, and new perspectives surrounding its language and purpose are constantly emerging.
Reading time: 26 minutes
The blue waters of the Mediterranean became a vicious battleground far removed from the familiar landscapes of Australia during the Second World War. Yet Australian airmen and sailors played a pivotal role in this vital theatre. Their actions defending the beleaguered island fortress of Malta reverberated throughout the British empire and helped turn the tides of war.
Reading time: 9 minutes
On 8 December 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese forces launched an all-out assault on Hong Kong, then a British colony. Following 18 days of brutal fighting, the defending troops surrendered and Hong Kong fell. The Japanese military occupation began.
Reading time: 5 minutes The Dutch Revolt, the conflict that created an independent Netherlands...
Read MoreThis lesson will take us to North America as we learn about the Native American people and their rich culture.
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Estimated reading time: 6 minutes By Michael Vecchio Every year on March 17th, much of the western...
Read MoreThis lesson we will be learning how after the fall of the Roman Empire, The Catholic Church became the most powerful influence in Europe.
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