Commander Jim Speed was a Commando on Sword Beach on D-Day 1944. In these podcasts Commander Speed describes his experiences on D-Day. The recordings were made on 25 August 2014 ...
D-Day commando on Sword Beach by Commander Jim Speed DSC, RAN – Part 2
Commander Jim Speed was a Commando on Sword Beach on D-Day 1944. In these podcasts Commander Speed describes his experiences on D-Day. The recordings were made on 25 August 2014 ...
D-Day commando on Sword Beach by Commander Jim Speed DSC, RAN – Part 3
Commander Jim Speed was a Commando on Sword Beach on D-Day 1944. In these podcasts Commander Speed describes his experiences on D-Day. The recordings were made on 25 August 2014 ...
HMAS Diamantina
Lieutenant Commander Maurice G. Rose was the first captain of HMAS Diamantina. The ship was named after the Diamantina River in Queensland, and was a River-class frigate that served the Royal Australian Navy. Diamantina was laid down on 12 ...
Gallipoli and Seapower
The British War Council and many of its advisors were willing to believe that sea power could open the way to Constantinople. It led to the grave underestimation by all ...