It's a topic that has captured the hearts and minds of internet users all over the globe: How did the Australian Army lose a war to a bunch of flightless birds?

But the Great Emu War, spanning just over a month in 1932, was serious business.

Here, we take a look at exactly how it started and who was victorious.

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