A Military History of Australia

by Jeffrey Grey

• ISBN13: 9780521642835
• ISBN10: 0521642833
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-28
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book represents an expanded edition of one of the most acclaimed overviews of Australian military history available. A Military History of Australia covers the major theatres of war in which Australia was engaged - from Gallipoli, to the Gulf War - with particular attention to the Second World War and the war in the Pacific. Yet the author extends the story back to the Australian colonies, when the military were not only sent overseas to assist Britain in colonial wars, but when armed conflict took place on Australian soil, between indigenous Australians and the European settlers. In addition, the book discusses the evolution of defence policy in peace and war, and the impact of war and the military on civilian society. It maps the development of the Australian armed forces as institutions and the relationship of military policy to civil government. The author considers the role war played in the development of Australian society and the Australian ethos.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

List of Maps, Tables and Figures	viii
Acknowledgements	xi
Introduction	1	(4)
The Colonial Period, 1788--1870	5	(20)
The Military and the Frontier, 1788--1901	25	(13)
The Colonial Period, 1870--1901	38	(25)
A New Nation and its Military Forces, 1901--1914	63	(17)
The Great War, 1914--1918	80	(39)
The Inter-war Years, 1919--1939	119	(21)
The Second World War, 1939--1941	140	(20)
The Second World War, 1942--1945	160	(32)
The Postwar Challenge, 1945--1955	192	(22)
The Wars of Diplomacy, 1955--1972	214	(33)
The Post-Vietnam Era, 1972--2000	247	(27)
Appendixes
1 Chronological List of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces	267	(4)
2 Strength of the Armed Forces, 1901--1995	271	(2)
3 Defence Expenditure, 1901--1996	273	(1)
Select and Annotated Bibliography	274	(20)
Index	294