A military history of Australia / Jeffrey Grey.

By: Grey, JeffreyMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999Edition: Rev. edDescription: xi, 300 p. : maps ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0521644836 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0521642833 (hardbound : alk. paper)Subject(s): Militär | Geschichte | Australia -- History, Military | Australia -- History, Military | Armed Forces | Military policy | Krijgsgeschiedenis (wetenschap) | Krieg | Geschichte | Militär | Australien | Australia | Australie -- Histoire militaire | Australie -- Forces armées -- Histoire | Australien | Australia -- Armed Forces -- History | Australia -- Military policy | Australia -- History, Military -- Sources | Australia -- Armed Forces -- History -- Sources | Australia -- Military policy -- Sources | Australia -- Military policy | Australia -- Armed Forces -- History | Australia -- Military policy -- Sources | Australia -- History, Military -- Sources | Australia -- Armed Forces -- History -- Sources | Australia -- History, Military | Wars | Australian Defence Force | History | Australian Army | Royal Australian Air Force | Royal Australian Navy | Defence Force in peacetime | Statistics | Key itemGenre/Form: History. | Military history. | Sources. DDC classification: 355.00994 LOC classification: DU112.3 | .G74 1999Other classification: 15.90 Online resources: Table of contents | Publisher description | Table of contents | Publisher description
Contents:
1. The Colonial Period, 1788-1870 -- 2. The Military and the Frontier, 1788-1901 -- 3. The Colonial Period, 1870-1901 -- 4. A New Nation and its Military Forces, 1901-1914 -- 5. The Great War, 1914-1918 -- 6. The Inter-war Years, 1919-1939 -- 7. The Second World War, 1939-1941 -- 8. The Second World War, 1942-1945 -- 9. The Postwar Challenge, 1945-1955 -- 10. The Wars of Diplomacy, 1955-1972 -- 11. The Post-Vietnam Era, 1972-2000 -- App. 1. Chronological List of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces -- App. 2. Strength of the Armed Forces, 1901-1995 -- App. 3. Defence Expenditure, 1901-1996.
Summary: This book represents a new, expanded and substantially 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 the Gulf War. 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 end of the twentieth century in a rapidly changing world.
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Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 274-293.

1. The Colonial Period, 1788-1870 -- 2. The Military and the Frontier, 1788-1901 -- 3. The Colonial Period, 1870-1901 -- 4. A New Nation and its Military Forces, 1901-1914 -- 5. The Great War, 1914-1918 -- 6. The Inter-war Years, 1919-1939 -- 7. The Second World War, 1939-1941 -- 8. The Second World War, 1942-1945 -- 9. The Postwar Challenge, 1945-1955 -- 10. The Wars of Diplomacy, 1955-1972 -- 11. The Post-Vietnam Era, 1972-2000 -- App. 1. Chronological List of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces -- App. 2. Strength of the Armed Forces, 1901-1995 -- App. 3. Defence Expenditure, 1901-1996.

This book represents a new, expanded and substantially 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 the Gulf War. 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 end of the twentieth century in a rapidly changing world.

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