![This is the story of how Australia went to war with emus and lost | First Dog on the Moon | Opinion | The Guardian This is the story of how Australia went to war with emus and lost | First Dog on the Moon | Opinion | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0287ee07ba8872a6b29f87b18aad265957af55ec/0_0_1628_977/master/1628.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=e0d0d52f38a4f7525892869e0afca664)
This is the story of how Australia went to war with emus and lost | First Dog on the Moon | Opinion | The Guardian
![John Bull on Twitter: "I haven't done a military history thread for a while. So let's talk about the 1932 Emu War. In which the Commonwealth of Australia fought and lost a John Bull on Twitter: "I haven't done a military history thread for a while. So let's talk about the 1932 Emu War. In which the Commonwealth of Australia fought and lost a](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDOweQuX4AIQjrT.jpg:large)
John Bull on Twitter: "I haven't done a military history thread for a while. So let's talk about the 1932 Emu War. In which the Commonwealth of Australia fought and lost a
![In 1932, the Australian Army went to war against emus that were destroying farmland. The Army lost. - Did You Know? In 1932, the Australian Army went to war against emus that were destroying farmland. The Army lost. - Did You Know?](http://didyouknowstuff.com/uploads/images/image_750x415_5ea8983797cb1.jpg)