3. Australia: The Great Emu War

The year is 1932, the world is in the midst of the Great Depression, Norway annexes Greenland, Iraq becomes an independent kingdom under Faisal, Japan and the Soviet Union reform their diplomatic connections and Australia enters another Great War… the Great Emu War. For this episode, the squad will be navigating the plains of Western Australia, where we will find a Battalion, if you will, of hungry Emu’s motivated to cripple Australia’s food supply.

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Sources:

Garner, Joseph. "Looking back: Australia's Emu Wars." Australian Geographic. October 18, 2016. https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/10/on-this-day-the-emu-wars-begin/

Hoekstra, Kyle. "The Great Emu War: How Flightless Birds Beat the Australian Army". History Hit. February 4th, 2022. https://www.historyhit.com/the-great-emu-war/

Johnson, Murray. "'Feathered foes': Soldier settlers and Western Australia's 'Emu War' of 1932. Journal of Australian Studies, 30:88, 147-157, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14443050609388083

Kate. "The Great Emu War of 1932, A Unique Australian Conflict." Nomads World. 2022. https://nomadsworld.com/great-emu-war/