A Military History of Victoria, Australia 1803-1945 : Gibraltar of the South / Bob Marmion and Andrew Dagg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marmion, Bob, author.

Dagg, Andrew, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military police--Australia--History.

Military police.

Australia--History, Military.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (358 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2024]

Summary:

This is a case study of possibly the most complex defensive system in Australia between 1803 and 1945. Defending Victoria was such a wide ranging and demanding task that the colony, and later the state, of Victoria was known as the Gibraltar of the South. This book fills a major gap in Australian military and naval history. Using Victoria as a case study, the book shows how defence developed from the idea of a basic sand fort emanating from a fear of French invasion during the early 19th century, into a complex, modern three-dimensional defensive system incorporating air, land and sea defences as well as radar and secret defence technology by the 1940s.The book is not a simple narration of facts and events, but a substantial addition to Australian military history, on account of its extensive analysis of the political, social, economic and technological factors which impacted defence over many decades of the 19th century.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Maps and Tables

Glossary

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Conclusion

Bibliography

Appendices

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-5275-7570-5