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25.01.2022 Our new podcast, Battle Walks, is here! Join me and historian Peter Smith as we explore the 1916 battlefield of Fromelles, the most disastrous attack in Australian military history. Listen here: https://buff.ly/2JzRYhS #wwi #fromelles #history #podcast

24.01.2022 Only an hour until the book launch! See you there!

23.01.2022 Have you ordered your copy yet? The perfect Fathers Day gift! Order here: https://livinghistorytv.com//the-gallipoli-evacuation-by-/ #wwi #gallipoli #fathersday

23.01.2022 A great episode of Peter Harts Military History, exploring the life and death of one of Britains greatest air aces of #ww1, James McCudden. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0FIyfxqDuaVYtdl4D89t7D #history #podcast

23.01.2022 An emotional account of the effects of war service on families. #RemembranceDay2020

23.01.2022 The latest episode of Peter Harts Military History is unsettling, but makes for important listening. It follows the story of less savoury characters who served in #WW1, and asks if veterans should be considered Heroes All. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3cfvGG8dodGuNrAxIQd68p #podcast #history

23.01.2022 On the 75th anniversary of the bombing of #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki, I spoke to historian Richard B. Frank about the real reasons the US dropped the bomb. Spoiler: it had little to do with Russia! Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2hu5Y6Hjh5Aee6LSRRFGAp #ww2 #hiroshima75 #podcast #history

23.01.2022 Join me on this week’s podcast as I visit @statelibrarynsw to tell the story of one of Sydney’s first cemeteries. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/16g9P9Rr4yuwV81gxKIspy #sydney #history #podcast

22.01.2022 Join Peter and Gary as they explore the American contribution to victory on the Western Front in 1918, in the latest episode of Peter Harts Military History. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/41UQoMNQqeUTovksJdpfKv #wwi #history #podcast

22.01.2022 Great to appear on @kennedymolloy this week to discuss the anniversary of the Battle of Lone Pine. Jump to 27.39 of this clip to hear my interview! #wwi #gallipoli #anzacs https://omny.fm//men-are-idiots-between-the-sheets-mat-mcl

22.01.2022 Powerful stuff from the Japanese perspective.

21.01.2022 Id like to start a thread showing civic place names (such as streets and parks) and the battlefield or historic site they are named after. To kick us off, here is Flers St in Sydney, named after the 1916 battlefield of Flers on the Somme. Feel free to contribute!

21.01.2022 Join Peter and Gary to hear about the Conditions at Gallipoli in this weeks episode of Peter Harts Military History. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7C2XJSPrntRO524AT3Xhf2 #gallipoli #wwi

21.01.2022 In the next installment in their journey in the footsteps of the South Notts Hussars, a WW2 artillery unit, Peter and Gary explore what it was like to live and fight in Tobruk during the siege of 1941. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/23eIohak65GnG4F5p0syFI #ww2 #tobruk

21.01.2022 Peter and Gary are in Gallipoli! Download the special daily episodes of Peter Hart’s Military History and follow their adventures as they explore Anzac, Helles and Suvla! Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/22bNz8eGofwR2AixIskgs4 #ww1 #gallipoli #podcast #history

21.01.2022 Ready for the book launch! See you in 15 minutes!

20.01.2022 Excited to announce the launch of our new podcast series, Battle Walks! Join me and historian Peter Smith as we explore the great battlefields of Europe. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app! Battle Walks launches on November 4! Apple: https://buff.ly/3knTuBf Spotify: https://buff.ly/3kosz8e

20.01.2022 My start to the year summed up in a photo! Let’s see yours! #2021

20.01.2022 We’ve had some slight Covid-related delays with the printing of The Gallipoli Evacuation, but it’s on its way! Thanks to all those who pre-ordered the book - you won’t be disappointed! If you haven’t ordered yours yet, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com @PeterHart1915 #ww1 #gallipoli

19.01.2022 Join me on this week’s podcast as I examine the original confession signed by Guy Fawkes after the attempt to blow up Parliament in 1605. Listen here: https://buff.ly/3kj8Qa4 #guyfawkes #history #podcast

19.01.2022 Thanks to Jim Grundy for this review of our new book!

19.01.2022 My nostalgic tour of West Wyalong continues. This photo shows a group of #WW1 veterans outside the RSL Club on Anzac Day (presumably in the 1930s). It’s no longer an RSL Club, but here’s the same spot today. #thenandnow

19.01.2022 Great to speak to David Howell on this weeks podcast about the award of the Victoria Cross to Teddy Sheean, who gave his life in 1942. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Kn4WCCr7jQNF6IUK8sXM4 #ww2 #sheeanvc #teddysheean #victoriacross #history #podcast

19.01.2022 Join me on this weeks podcast as I visit @statelibrarynsw to tell the story of one of Sydneys first cemeteries. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/16g9P9Rr4yuwV81gxKIspy #sydney #history #podcast

18.01.2022 A real thrill to speak to @richardvanemden about his extensive interviews with #WW1 veterans in this week’s episode of the Living History podcast. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0W2dPBciuWikxRu5b3DW0X

17.01.2022 So sad to hear that Captain Tom Moore, who won our hearts doing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday to raise money for Britain’s health service, has died of Covid. RIP soldier. #captaintom #covid #ww2

17.01.2022 Ordinary Seaman Teddy Sheehan will be awarded the Victoria Cross, 78 years after sacrificing himself during a Japanese air raid in 1942. According to witnesses, Sheehan continued to fire his anti-aircraft gun even as his ship, HMAS Armidale, sank beneath him. #vc #sheehan #ww2

17.01.2022 For those who missed the online launch of Peter Harts The Gallipoli Evacuation, heres the video of the event. Thanks to our special guests Dan Snow, Richard van Emden and Rear Admiral Jeremy Larken. #wwi #gallipoli https://youtu.be/l2meVtObuok

17.01.2022 Check out this new page for the best of military podcasts!

16.01.2022 The Battle of Pozires (23 July 3 September 1916) took place in France around this small village during the Battle of the Somme. The costly fighting ended with the Allies in possession of the plateau north and east of the village, in a position to menace the German bastion of Thiepval from the rear. Although the six-week battle for Pozires was a success, with Allied forces taking the town, there were some 23,000 casualties - making this the most costly battle in Australian history. #pozieres Hautetfort I love Northern France - Hauts de France Region Museum Slag van de Somme 1914-1918

15.01.2022 Continue the enthralling journey in the footsteps of the South Notts Hussars as they join the breakout from Tobruk in this weeks episode of Peter Harts Military History. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7JJsYVgZkeUFNrGJaVinVC #ww2 #tobruk @HartMilitary

15.01.2022 Peter and Gary are in Gallipoli! Download the special daily episodes of Peter Harts Military History and follow their adventures as they explore Anzac, Helles and Suvla! Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/22bNz8eGofwR2AixIskgs4 #ww1 #gallipoli #podcast #history

15.01.2022 Original operations order for the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Aug 6, 1945. Hear all about WHY TRUMAN DROPPED THE BOMB in next weeks Living History podcast. #Hiroshima75

15.01.2022 November 11: Lest we forget. #remembranceday

15.01.2022 Looking for a stimulating diversion in these troubled times? Well how about the Helles Diversions? Join Peter and Gary as they explore the costly attacks at Cape Helles during the August Offensive at #Gallipoli. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0XPfvZZd6ZvbbZtokXvSfp @HartMilitary #wwi

14.01.2022 Our new podcast series, Battle Walks, is launching November 4! Listen to this special preview episode as I discuss walking the great battlefields of Europe with my co-host, Peter Smith! https://buff.ly/3oG1qjG #wwi #battlefields #history #podcast

14.01.2022 A great article from a 1934 edition of Reveille, describing the huge job of transporting the Amiens Gun back to Australia after #WW1. Sadly the carriage was scrapped, so only the barrel is displayed at the Australian War Memorial.

13.01.2022 Check out @PeterHart1915 being interviewed by Dan Snow on History Hit about the #Gallipoli Evacuation book! What a great story. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0P6afZ7mQJRFJzR2wTH41Y #wwi @thehistoryguy

13.01.2022 75 years ago today, Japan formally surrendered on board the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, and #WW2 officially ended. Note the error from the Canadian delegate that almost botched the surrender. He signed on the wrong line on Japans copy, forcing some hasty hand-written corrections.

12.01.2022 Join Peter and Gary as they explore the vital yet often-overlooked role of French troops at Gallipoli, in this weeks episode of Peter Harts Military History. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EsvnknAqZpV7QM4cNaTp0 @HartMilitary #wwi #history

12.01.2022 Excited to announce the first in a series of docos I’m doing in conjunction with @HistoryHit is now live! Check it out at historyhit.com! @thehistoryguy #battleofbritain

10.01.2022 Join me for a walk around the battlefield of Passchendaele in the latest episode of the Living History podcast. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1QyqqRqkvvBbCZaQa9Poym #wwi #ypres #passchendaele #podcast #1917

10.01.2022 If youve heard me ranting about the awful private memorials cluttering up the hallowed Australian battlefield of Pozieres, youll understand why I chuckled at this.

10.01.2022 Great to chat with Aaron Pegram from the @AWMemorial about the Red Baron in this week’s episode of the podcast. Listen here: https://buff.ly/3nMsVYD #WWI #redbaron #podcast #History

10.01.2022 Download the latest episode of BattleWalks, as Pete Smith and I explore the iconic #WW1 town of Ypres. Listen on your favourite podcast app! #ypres #history #podcast #battlefields #battlewalks

09.01.2022 Great to speak with @James1940 on this weeks podcast as we review the new Tom Hanks movie, Greyhound. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2L4LWyBLqJLjAYoESyWVyU #ww2 #greyhoundmovie #uboat

09.01.2022 (Updated 21 August): Due to the current travel restrictions relating to COVID-19, we are implementing changes to our tours. Our team is currently contacting all passengers booked to join any Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tour from now until 30 September 2020 to provide important updates. If you are due to travel after this date, please understand our team is currently experiencing a high volume of inquiries and we will contact all booked passengers for 2020 as soon as possible. T...he situation with COVID-19 is changing daily, but as a company with 40+ years of experience, McLachlan Tours has navigated challenges like this before. The safety and well-being of our passengers and historians is our first priority, as is ensuring that your experience walking the battlefields is exceptional. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this challenging time, and we are looking forward to having you experience the battlefields with us.

08.01.2022 A great experience. Just did an interview with the local radio station, which is housed in the old Soldiers Memorial Hall. #synchronicity

08.01.2022 Delighted to announce our #WW2 cruise (postponed from 2020) will be sailing to Papua New Guinea in Oct 2021! Join us as we visit important Pacific War battlefields and host a WW2 conference featuring some of Australias best historians! Full details at https://battlefields.com.au/papua-new-guinea-ww2-history-c/

07.01.2022 Great to see this coverage of the Somme battlefields in @vacationsmag. Cant wait to get back over there! https://www.vacationstravel.com/top-stops-australian-remem/ @hautsdefrance #wwi #somme

07.01.2022 In this weeks podcast we explore the 1960s music scene in LA, as told in the new doco Echo in the Canyon. The #Byrds, Mamas & Papas, Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and more! https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ro0wmDCla74jFy2zFnEGL @echointhecanyon @BrianWilsonLive @RogerMcGuinn @jakobdylan @thedavidcrosby

07.01.2022 Remembering the men who fought and died in the Battle of Broodseinde Ridge, #OnThisDay 103 years ago. According to my research, more Australians died on October 4, 1917 than on any other day of the war. #WWI

06.01.2022 From the archives! Just found this pic of me at Mouquet Farm on the Somme in 2002 - my first visit to the Western Front. #wwi #somme #pozieres

06.01.2022 Check out my interview on @2GB873 about the end of the #Vietnam War. https://www.2gb.com//the-vietnam-war-officially-ended-jan/

06.01.2022 An exciting sneak peek! I received the manuscript today for the second book to be published by Living History! The topic this time? Vietnam! Look out for it before Christmas! #vietnam #history

06.01.2022 The Australian government is producing a commemorative medallion, which will be made available to every living #WW2 veteran to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the war. Applications can be made here: https://www.dva.gov.au//75th-anniversary-end/commemorative

06.01.2022 Excited to announce the first in a series of docos Im doing in conjunction with @HistoryHit is now live! Check it out at historyhit.com! @thehistoryguy #battleofbritain

06.01.2022 Join me and Pete Smith as we explore the killing fields of the Somme in this week’s episode of Battle Walks. Listen here: https://buff.ly/35DhGuu #wwi #somme

05.01.2022 Great to catch up with John Anderson to discuss British soldiers trapped behind enemy lines in #WW1 for this weeks podcast. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3j0om7oxqB3y9VDRM7mVOx #history #podcast

05.01.2022 A great episode of Peter Hart’s Military History, exploring the life and death of one of Britain’s greatest air aces of #ww1, James McCudden. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0FIyfxqDuaVYtdl4D89t7D #history #podcast

05.01.2022 Check out this week’s episode of #BattleWalks, as Pete Smith and I explore the battlefield of Agincourt from 1415! Old school! Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1euWWTiYXhsVKN4Ef5aB82 #agincourt #history #podcast

04.01.2022 A rainy day in Sydney is appropriate for the anniversary of the Battle of Flers, which occurred on this day in 1916. This was the final act of the Battle of the Somme, and involved bitter fighting in the mud and snow of the coldest French winter in 50 years. Lest we forget. #wwi

03.01.2022 The latest episode of Peter Hart’s Military History is unsettling, but makes for important listening. It follows the story of less savoury characters who served in #WW1, and asks if veterans should be considered ‘Heroes All’. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3cfvGG8dodGuNrAxIQd68p #podcast #history

02.01.2022 The definitive account of the Gallipoli Evacuation, by bestselling author Peter Hart, NOW AVAILABLE! After nine months at Gallipoli, the Allies’ greatest achievement was the way they left. Discover the story of the greatest escape act in the history of warfare in this gripping new book. Told in the words of the men who were there, The Gallipoli Evacuation is essential reading for history fans. To order your softcover or e-book copy, visit https://livinghistorytv.com//the-gallipoli-evacuation-by-/ #gallipoli #newbooks #history

01.01.2022 11/11/2020. Lest we forget. #RemembranceDay

01.01.2022 Join us TODAY at 11am UK/8pm AEST for the online launch of Peter Harts new book, The Gallipoli Evacuation! Special guests include Dan Snow, Richard van Emden and Rear Admiral Jeremy Larken. Register for the webinar here: https://livinghistorytv.com//the-gallipoli-evacuation-by-/ @thehistoryguy @hack_history

01.01.2022 On the 102nd anniversary of the Battle of Mont St Quentin, I spoke to @JoJohook2003 about this famous Australian action. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7synBCEu0jfyN2tQFaAWoW #ww1

01.01.2022 Very interesting. Although their knowledge of the war was poor (as I suspect would be the case with millennials from Australia or the US) there was general acceptance that Japan was responsible for the war and had committed atrocities. #ww2 #hiroshima75 https://youtu.be/f3_UTWAPKYs