124 - Leadership lessons from the Jungles of Vietnam with Gary McKay

The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics, Doctrine and Leadership.

This episode is the second of a two part interview with retired LTCOL Gary McKay, who was a Platoon Commander in Vietnam, in D Coy, 4 RAR. He fought in Op Ivanhoe at the battle of Nui Le, where he was wounded. For his awarded the Military Cross for his performance during the battle. He was later the Commanding Officer of 8/9 RAR between 1988 and 1990.

This episode continues our Kokoda Campaign Podcast series. The training, doctrine and tactics used in Vietnam are a legacy of the expensive lessons learnt in the jungles of New Guinea.

Gary discusses the Battle of Nui Le, a part of Op Ivanhoe. Gary shares his reflections on leadership, with some excellent thoughts for Junior Officers and SNCOs.

Check out the show notes for the podcast for all of the information that we cover in this episode as well as the images and other details that didn't make it into the podcast.