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A military history of Australia / Jeffrey Grey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grey, Jeffrey.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Government policy.
- History, Military.
- Military policy.
- Armed Forces.
- History.
- Australia--Armed Forces--History.
- Australia.
- Australia--History, Military--Sources.
- Australia--Armed Forces--History--Sources.
- Australia--Military policy--Sources.
- Australia--History, Military.
- Australia--Military policy.
- Australia--Government policy.
- Genre:
- Sources.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 334 pages : maps. ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
- Summary:
- This book represents a new, expanded and updated edition of one of the most acclaimed overviews of Australian military history available. As well as providing a detailed chronological narrative of the wars in which Australia has been involved, it discusses the evolution of defence policy in peace and war, and the impact of war and military service on civilian society. It maps the development of the Australian armed forces as institutions and the relationship of military policy to government. It covers the major theatres of war in which Australia has engaged - from Gallipoli to Afghanistan and Iraq. The author also examines armed conflict that has taken place on Australian soil between indigenous Australians and European settlers. In addition, the book considers how national security and defence policy is being shaped at the beginning of the 21st century in a rapidly changing world.
- Contents:
- 1 The British Period, 1788-1870 7
- 2 The Military and the Frontier, 1788-1901 28
- 3 The Colonial Period, 1870-1901 41
- 4 A New Nation and Its Military Forces, 1901-1914 66
- 5 The Great War, 1914-1918 84
- 6 The Inter-war Years, 1919-1939 123
- 7 The Second World War, 1939-1941 144
- 8 The Second World War, 1942-1945 165
- 9 The Postwar Challenge, 1945-1955 197
- 10 The Wars of Diplomacy, 1955-1972 220
- 11 From Cold War to Global War on Terror, 1972- 255
- 1 Chronological List of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces 288
- 2 The Armed Forces: Strength and Expenditure 294.
- Notes:
- Previous ed.: 1999.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521875233
- 0521875234
- 9780521697910
- 0521697913
- OCLC:
- 176825381
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