101 - Mobilisation Mistakes with the Mice of Moresby

<p>This is the sixth episode in our <a href= "https://theprinciplesofwar.com/category/kokoda/">Kokoda Track</a> series looking at the performance of the 53rd Battalion.  The 53rd, a militia Battalion, had some incredibly brave men.  Virtually untrained, poorly equipped and with inexperienced leaders, they fought a battle-hardened enemy in some of the worst terrain in the world. </p> <p>This episode looks at the mistakes in mobilisation that we made that sowed the seeds for the performance of the Battalion on the Kokoda Track at the Battle of Isurava.<br /> <br /> What are the similiarities between the formation of the 53rd Battalion and the mobilisation of Russian Reserves for the war in Ukraine?</p> <p>How was the Battalion formed?<br /> What was the Shanghai incident?<br /> How did they get to Port Moresby?<br /> Why were so many of the troops surprised on the Aquatania after it left port?<br /> <br /> What lessons are their we can learn from the 53rd Battalion if Australia was required to mobilise rapidly for war in the future?</p> <p>Check out the <a href= "https://theprinciplesofwar.com/podcast/?pk_campaign=libsyn&pk_kwd=libsyn">show notes</a> for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast.</p>