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'On Ops' : lessons and challenges for the Australian army since East Timor / edited by Tom Frame.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- ACSACS series ; 3.
- ACSACS series ; 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Australia. Australian Army--Operational readiness.
- Australia.
- Australia. Australian Army.
- Military art and science--Australia--Forecasting.
- Military art and science.
- Operational readiness (Military science).
- Forecasting.
- Australia--Military policy.
- Military policy.
- Armed Forces--Operational readiness.
- Military art and science--Forecasting.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 324 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney, N.S.W. UNSW Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- In the 25 years following the end of the Cold War Australian Army personnel were deployed to Rwanda, Cambodia. Somalia, Bougainville, East Timor, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Solomon Islands. This insightful collection of essays took at the lessons and challenges that have arisen for the Australian Army since 1999 when its peacekeeping taskforce was deployed top East Timer. In a constructive critique of the modern Army. On Ops addresses the issues from a range of perspectives - politics and policy, Strategy and tactics, intelligence and logistics, health care and ethics. Contributors include David Horner, John Howard, Peter Leahy, Amin Saikal Craig Stocking and an eclectic array of military historians, academic, intelligence experts and former and present serving Army personnel. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Part 1 The Bigger Picture
- 1 The Army and national interest / John Howard Howard, John 18
- 2 The emerging strategic environment / David Horner Horner, David 33
- 3 Combat ready? / Peter Leahy Leahy, Peter 51
- Part 2 Views From the Other Side of the Hill
- 4 Lessons from East Timor / Craig Stockings Stockings, Craig 68
- 5 Islander perspectives: Bougainville and the Solomon Islands / Reuben Bowd Bowd, Reuben 85
- Part 3 Operational and Ready?
- 6 Afghanistan, Iraq and the war on terror / Amin Saikai Saikai, Amin 106
- 7 Improvements and challenges for Army's ISR enterprise / Scoff Gills Gills, Scoff, Ben Alward Alward, Ben, Tim Rutherford Rutherford, Tim 122
- 8 Logistics and the failure to modernize / David Beaumont Beaumont, David 136
- 9 Logistics and emerging technology / Allison Sonneveld Sonneveld, Allison 155
- 10 The costs and complexities of health support / Anthony J. Chambers Chambers, Anthony J. 173
- Part 4 Views from the Media
- 11 The military and the media / Brendan Nicholson Nicholson, Brendan 188
- 12 Balancing information and reputation / Leanne Glenny Glenny, Leanne 204
- 13 Public interest and Defence information / Michael Harris Harris, Michael 221
- Part 5 On Ethics and Morality
- 14 Intervention - a duty to protect? / Stephen Coleman Coleman, Stephen 240
- 15 The challenge of moral injury / Tom Frame Frame, Tom 255
- Part 6 Final Assessments
- 16 The Army and government objectives / John Blaxland Blaxland, John 274.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781742235097
- 1742235093
- OCLC:
- 942532613
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