Tassie wildlife.

Victoria Crosses awarded to Tasmanians. They breed them tough down that way.

Met up with these two legends. The statue is LTCOL Harry Murray VC CMG, DSO and bar and DCM and Phillip Bradley Harry was one of the finest officers ever to serve in the 4th Brigade. He was there on the first day of Gallipoli. He was there with his Vickers and his mate, Percy

Beaconsfield mine, Tasmania- scene of one of the great survival stories. Trapped underground in a small cage for 13 days, Todd Russell and Brant Webb returned to the surface on the morning of 9 May 2006. A cage of the same type they sheltered inside is displayed today.

Remembering the veterans at Port en Bessin. This was the battlefield for the 47th Royal Marine Commandos on D Day and the following days.

The amazing Jiawei Shen, the subject of my brother James’s extraordinary film “Welcome to Babel”, winner of best documentary at the Sydney Film Festival. Jiawei’s monumental artwork covers the tortured history of communism in four panels around which his studio has been built.

Coming up in September.

On the battlefield at Buna explaining the Australian 2/9th Battalion action on 18 December 1942 that captured Cape Endaiadere.

These steel drums mark the former shoulder of the Japanese fortifications south of Duropa Plantation at Buna captured by the Australian 2/9th Bn on 18 Dec 1942. These are likely the first Australian troops to traverse that front line to the coast since the war.

The second phase of the 18th Brigade attack at Buna was the 2/10th Battalion attack along Old Strip. The Japanese had strong bunker positions at the western edge of the airstrip. Coconut logs were laid over the earth-filled drums base. The base of one of those bunkers remains.

The 2/10th Bn advance along Old Strip was supported by five Stuart Tanks, 4 of which were knocked out by Japanese 3-inch guns. Jack Lattimore’s tank is now at the Nimitz Museum in Texas. One of the 3-inch guns is shown in its revetment. One remains on the battlefield today.

A cabal of WW2 history nuts on Edson's Ridge. JD (History Underground), PB (Hell's Battlefield), Lt Col James (Principles of War pod), Dave the Marine (Mr Guadalcanal) and Dr Pete (Kokoda Myths man).

On the former front line at the southern end of Edson's Ridge, Guadalcanal.

Racing a storm on the way back from Tulagi to Honiara.

View across the marine foxholes below the crest of the Gifu, Guadalcanal

If you get a chance and like your arts with an historical angle, check out my brother's film "Welcome to Babel". Great review in the Weekend Australian.

Sea eagle.

Video from the trip across Iron Bottom Sound to Tulagi. Tulagi: The Baptism of Fire for the Marine Raiders | History Traveler Episode 403 - YouTube

Alright, there's a big winter storm that is moving across the U.S. right now. Your best remedy for the cold is kick on the latest episode of History Traveler and imagine yourself in a warmer place. We hitting the islands of Gavutu & Tanambogo to look at an action that has been

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