Phillip Bradley @Phillip72850753
Battlefield Historian. Writer. Avan nomad. Author of The Battle for Shaggy Ridge, Hell's Battlefield, D-Day New Guinea and Salamaua 1943. Joined May 2019-
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Victoria Crosses awarded to Tasmanians. They breed them tough down that way.
Tassie wildlife.
Australian troops from 2/12th Bn supported by Stuart tanks of 2/6th Armd Regt during the final attack at Buna, 1 January 1943. Also shown is the view from a former Japanese bunker looking along Old Strip, the scene of earlier heavy fighting by the 2/10th Bn.
The Australian memorial at Villers Bretonneux was opened by King George VI in 1938. Soon after the end of WW2 an Australian WW1 veteran wrote to the Villers Bret mayor regarding its condition. The mayor's letter reassured the vet that any war damage would be repaired.
My new happy place, Tooheys brewery.
Fernand Robichaud, one of the crewmen on the Las Balsas rafts which reached the Australian east coast at Ballina 50 years ago. It was the longest raft trip in history, 14000 km from Ecuador, taking 179 days. Originally from Canada, Fernand now calls Australia home.
50 years ago on 17 November 1973 unarmed Greek students, standing up for the freedom of Greece against the military junta regime at the Polytechnic in Athens, were fired on by junta forces as tanks broke down the gates. The broken gates remain as part of the memorial.
The brightest star across the universe.
From the recent trip up to PNG. defence.gov.au/news-events/ne…
On 11 October 1943 a 2/14th Battalion platoon under Lieutenant Noel Pallier attacked along the razorback ridge from King's Hill to throw the Japanese off Pallier's Hill. "I know it's hard son but it has to be done." Photo by James Eling.
Live show on Wednesday 6.00 pm AEST. Available for free viewing thereafter. youtu.be/lrUBds0fa0I
A big thanks to Brigadier McCammon and the 3rd Brigade team for the opportunity.
A big thanks to Brigadier McCammon and the 3rd Brigade team for the opportunity.
Strong Point StP9, Les Dunes de Varreville, Utah Beach, Tare Green sector. NARA photo and Google Earth.
Super Hornet popping a flare.
Achtung, Achtung! FW190 over the Gold Coast.
Sad news of the death of Sixto Rodriguez. His music took you to another place. I still treasure his albums and the memory of his amazing concert in Sydney back in the 70s. Sugar Man you're the answer that makes my questions disappear. RIP Sixto.
Dr Peter Caddick-Adam.. @militaryhistori
72K Followers 69K Following Welcome to Planet Caddick: wordsmith & war professor; NATO historian; ex-reserve officer; 9 books; defence journalist @TheCriticMag/@BBC/@SkyNews
Karl James @KarlJames_1945
2K Followers 507 Following Head, Military History @AWMemorial. Australia & the Second World War 🇦🇺 Chinooks in Afghanistan 🇦🇫 ADB editorial board @NCB_ANU. Asia-Pacific @SWWresearch
Scott Thompson @scotty_thomo
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Robert Lyman 🇺🇦 @robert_lyman
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Dennis Burns @DWB55
2K Followers 1K Following History, esp. the military history of the South West Pacific. Always learning. New Guinea born.
WW2TV Paul Woodadge @WW2TV
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Alex parky @madeofstone71
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Mark & Sam (the dog) @MAJ_1868_1918
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Ian Pegg @cluelesspegg
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Blair Tidey @BlairGrub
716 Followers 2K Following Asia-focused Aussie. Read, write & sometimes participate in military history & foreign affairs. Army WO1 (E9), 2019 CA Scholar, ANU SDSC PhD candidate. He/him.
Kristen Alexander @kristenauthor
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Andy @AndyAitcheson
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Daniel J. Leahy @danieljleahy
655 Followers 663 Following Aviation archaeologist researching the Australian air power landscape in WWII. Developer of @AirPowerArchaeo. 40+ and trying to stay in the land of the living.
Iain 🇬🇧 🏴�.. @harding_iain
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Dr Peter Caddick-Adam.. @militaryhistori
72K Followers 69K Following Welcome to Planet Caddick: wordsmith & war professor; NATO historian; ex-reserve officer; 9 books; defence journalist @TheCriticMag/@BBC/@SkyNews
Karl James @KarlJames_1945
2K Followers 507 Following Head, Military History @AWMemorial. Australia & the Second World War 🇦🇺 Chinooks in Afghanistan 🇦🇫 ADB editorial board @NCB_ANU. Asia-Pacific @SWWresearch
Scott Thompson @scotty_thomo
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Robert Lyman 🇺🇦 @robert_lyman
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James Holland @James1940
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Dennis Burns @DWB55
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Paul Reed @sommecourt
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33K Followers 552 Following Museum, archive, & memorial that aims to help people remember & understand the Australian experience of war.
WW2TV Paul Woodadge @WW2TV
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Al Murray - DKMS.ORG... @almurray
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Alex parky @madeofstone71
499 Followers 420 Following Winging it thru life. Stonemason, imps fan ,whippet owner and battlefield/SWPA enthusiast. Love a good bike ride too.
The Chesterfield Colo.. @ChesterfieldO5
15K Followers 7K Following Defender of the Oxford comma. Historian sort of, strategician kind of, author of tweets, and poster of gifs. Former 🇦🇺 Mech Battlegroup commander NBD.
Gary Sheffield @ProfGSheffield
14K Followers 2K Following Prof. Military historian. Husband/father/grandfather. President WFA. Christian. Rejoiner. Gooner. Labour. All opinions=just mine. RTs don't=endorsement.
Peter Hobbins @history2wheeler
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Mark & Sam (the dog) @MAJ_1868_1918
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Stephen Fisher @SeaSpitfires
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Alexandra Churchill �.. @churchill_alex
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Blair Tidey @BlairGrub
716 Followers 2K Following Asia-focused Aussie. Read, write & sometimes participate in military history & foreign affairs. Army WO1 (E9), 2019 CA Scholar, ANU SDSC PhD candidate. He/him.
Phil Craig @philmcraig
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Sir Michael Howard @smhcentre
5K Followers 2K Following The official feed for news and information about the Sir Michael Howard Centre for the History of War, King's College London.
Brigadier Deane Limme.. @COMD6BDE
3K Followers 449 Following This is the official account of the Commander of the Australian Army's 6th Brigade.
James Davis @DGFLW_AusArmy
290 Followers 173 Following Australian Army - research, concepts, emerging tech, design, learning from and protecting the past. ADF Australian Rules Football Association.
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113 Followers 125 Following Serial quoter, persistent learner and constantly curious. I love finding time to surf and hanging out with my beautiful family.
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Tassie does a nice line in lakes. And mountains. And scenery in general.
April 11, 1945 eight Australian Army Z Force commandos paddled ashore on Muschu Island as part of "Operation Copper" to recon for a possible landing. Also to recon the island's deferences and locate two concealed naval guns. Privileged to walk in their footsteps this week.
My quote of the day is from @WarOnTheRocks : ‘Today, with the emergence of autonomous weapons…humanity may come to miss the restraining and mitigating effects of fear, fatigue, and stress on the horrors of combat’. warontherocks.com/2024/04/will-f…
Fab book news today. One of my old mates has the war diary of a German Fallschirmjäger veteran who fought at Mont Castre. Details of an aid post, battles with American snipers etc I may have struck gold, because low-level German accounts are like hens teeth
Wow, I am loving the research stage of writing. I am reading some thrilling accounts of 37mm guns on halftracks being used to clear Germans from hedgerows, but also the devastating effects of German Artillery
@Phillip72850753 This should be a better known book me thinks.
A great quote.
The Anzac spirit. ‘stood, and still stands, for reckless valour in a good cause, for enterprise, resourcefulness, fidelity, comradeship and endurance that will never own defeat’ - CEW Bean
After dinner address, North Queensland Cowboys Anzac Dinner Address, Army Museum North Queensland, Townsville, Queensland, 18 April 2024 academia.edu/118082119/Afte… via @academia
Great fun being on @WW2TV today talking all things #AnzacDay2024 and I was able to mention a part of it all that is often overlooked 🇹🇷🇦🇺🇳🇿
Well done to ‘courage’ the mascot of 2nd Cavalry for marching on Anzac Day with the Regiment.
Humbled to be the Army commentator for the Melbourne #AnzacDay2024 with the @ABCTV. The sun is out, the band sounds great and there is a great crowd.
A generation (or two) of Australians grew up with the ABC's film reviewer John Hinde. The man worn huge thick glasses....a souvenir of the day the ammo dump went up White Beach 1 while he was covering the operation as a war correspondent. Lucky to have limited eyesight.
Moving ceremonies & the veterans march on the new parade ground at the @AWMemorial. Fortunate to have 5 veterans from #WWII & 2 from the Korean War to still be with us. #LestWeForget
I've just downloaded the lovely high-res 1000dpi images of Mont Castre, Hill 95 and La Haye du Puits. Money well spent at NCAP, and I've already determined the hills were not anywhere near as heavily wooded in 1944 - more like heathland with trees ncap.org.uk
Terrain recce day for the book project. Views from Hill 95 to the north, Hills 121 and 131 from the south, Hills 131 and 122 from the south and finally Hill 131 from 121. Now they may just look like boring landscapes, but to me it is all about understanding the ground
With Anzac Day almost upon us please allow me to post a picture of what may be the most 'diggery' title for a digger memoir you could possibly come across. Cheers. #WeHaveWays
My quote of the day is from Robert Greene: 'The critical elements in war are speed and adaptability—the ability to move and make decisions faster than the enemy. Break your forces into independent groups...give them a mission to accomplish, and then letting them run'.
Further consideration of close jungle fighting by 2/43rd Bn with the story of PVT Leslie Starcevich, VC - his memorial is in Beaufort. Excellent soldier skills and warfighting competence decided the battle. #AARCStaffRide24 was joined by 3 friends from the Malaysian Army.…
My quote of the day is from Mike Kofman and Rob Lee from @WarOnTheRocks : 'Is drone technology as good as it gets or has it fully matured?...in Ukraine drones are currently seen as a complimentary capability, it has not replaced any technology yet'. warontherocks.com/2024/04/mike-k…
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