Reg Saunders, Australia’s first Aboriginal commissioned officer – Podcast
A skilled and determined soldier, Reg Saunders rose through the ranks to become Australia’s first Aboriginal commissioned officer. This podcast tells his story.
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Tag: Korean War
Quantity Becomes a Quality All of Its Own
Estimated reading time: 11 minutes In the history of warfare, there have been mismatched conflicts...
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‘Australia’s smallest peacekeeping force’ in the unknown prelude to the Korean War
In the years leading up to the Korean War, the two future combatants were already fighting each other in a virtually undocumented guerrilla war. North Korean infiltrators and Republic of Korea (ROK) combat units skirmished inside South Korean borders for most of 1949 and early 1950. Thousands were killed. Both sides were accused of provocation and starting local engagements.
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