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A ceaseless watch : Australia's third-party naval defense, 1919-1942 / Angus Britts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Britts, Angus, author.
- Series:
- Studies in naval history and sea power.
- Studies in naval history and sea power
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sea-power--Australia--History--20th century.
- Sea-power.
- Australia--History, Naval--20th century.
- Australia.
- Australia--Foreign relations--1900-1945.
- Australia--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--Australia.
- Great Britain.
- Australia--Foreign relations--United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Australia.
- United States.
- Australia--Military policy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (376 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- Angus Britts illustrates how Australia confronted the need to base its post-World War I defense planning around the security provided by a major naval power.
- Contents:
- The Day That Never Dawned
- Foundations: 1788-1918
- Paris, Washington, and Singapore: 1919-1923
- Not a Cloud in the Sky: 1924-1929
- The Onset of the Two-Ocean Dilemma: 1930-1935
- Something Less Than Fools: January 1936-August 1939
- Conduits: September 1939-December 1941
- The Far East: December 1941-April 1942
- The Pacific: December 1941-December 1942
- Threats and Interests: January 1919-January 1943.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-68247-551-4
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