Oct 17, 2023
Feb 17, 2023
Episode two continues to deal with Davis’ trademark grit that is introduced in the first podcast. He overcomes a terrible ACL knee football injury and develops a love of running. His physical fitness and never-say-die attitude stands him in good stead in the seemingly impossible challenges Vietnam throws at him.
As...
Oct 2, 2022
In this episode, we talk about the beginning of his life, from losing his mother at an early age to then suffering from Polio and learning about how life and death are just part of the different seasons of life. We discern that his ability to weather the many challenges of Vietnam has its origins in his early days...
Oct 11, 2021
Welcome to the third episode of the Vietnam series for the Australian war history podcast. In this episode, we talk about Mick's post-war life, get into a bit more detail about Simmo and as always touch on a number of different subjects surrounding the Australian military.
Mick's details:
Simmo, the book by Mick can be...
Dec 1, 2019
Welcome to the sixth and final episode of the Timor series for the Australian War history podcast. In this episode, we cover the end of the August push by the Japanese, the reality of a bad diet in grueling terrain and we remember a great Australian, Uncle Jack.
Some of the books we use to cross-check facts: