Thanksforyourservice's Podcast

Welcome to podcast number 39 for Thanks for your Service.  Thanksforyourservice is a news and information resource and its focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter  Just search for Thanksforyourservice.  Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net  .  You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net Kate Reid-Smith is a former military intelligence officer, now Canberra-based intelligence historian, specialising in World War Two Southeast Asia in general, and Malaysia, Singapore and Borneo in particular. Working across several regional languages including Mandarin Chinese. Her current research focus is on Secret Intelligence Australia or SIA. A little-known wartime MI6 agency that operated out of Australia between 1942-1945. Kate is currently working on a book on Secret Intelligence Australia due out hopefully next year.  Kate gives an insight into SIA and joins us from Canberra.  Kate's website is https://simply-history.com/ We are ke