The Cowra Breakout: The only WWII battle fought in Australia
- Episode aired Aug 8, 2022
The Cowra Breakout: The only WWII battle fought in Australia Part of Footsteps in the Pacific 2 Week Today we will hear the riveting story of a missing piece of Australia's history. In the t... Read allThe Cowra Breakout: The only WWII battle fought in Australia Part of Footsteps in the Pacific 2 Week Today we will hear the riveting story of a missing piece of Australia's history. In the town of Cowra in central New South Wales, Japanese prisoners of war were held in a POW camp... Read allThe Cowra Breakout: The only WWII battle fought in Australia Part of Footsteps in the Pacific 2 Week Today we will hear the riveting story of a missing piece of Australia's history. In the town of Cowra in central New South Wales, Japanese prisoners of war were held in a POW camp. By August 1944, over a thousand were interned and on the icy night of August 5th they st... Read all