A Military History of Australia

by Jeffrey Grey

• ISBN13: 9780521875233
• ISBN10: 0521875234
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-28
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

A Military History of Australia provides a detailed chronological narrative of Australias wars across more than two hundred years, set in the contexts of defence and strategic policy, the development of society and the impact of war and military service on Australia and Australians. It discusses the development of the armed forces as institutions and examines the relationship between governments and military policy. This book is a revised and updated edition of one of the most acclaimed overviews of Australian military history available. It is the only comprehensive, single-volume treatment of the role and development of Australias military and their involvement in war and peace across the span of Australias modern history. It concludes with consideration of Australian involvement in its region and more widely since the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the waging of the global war on terror.

Author Biography

Jeffrey Grey is Professor of History at University College, Australian Defence Force Academy.

Table of Contents

Maps, tables, figures and measurement

Acknowledgements

Introduction to the third edition

Introduction to the second edition

The British period, 1788-1870

The military and the frontier, 1788-1901

The colonial period, 1870-1901

A new nation and its military forces, 1901-1914

The Great War, 1914-1918

The inter-war years, 1919-1939

The Second World War, 1939-1941

The Second World War, 1942-1945

The postwar challenge, 1945-1955

The wars of diplomacy, 1955-1972

From Cold War to global war on terror, 1972-

Appendixes

Chronological list of chiefs of staff of the armed forces

The armed forces: strength and expenditure

Select and annotated Bibliography

Index

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