A Military History of Australia

Jeffrey Grey

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511481345

A Military History of Australia provides a detailed chronological narrative of Australia's 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 Australia's military and their involvement in war and peace across the span of Australia's 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.

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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Maps, Tables, Figures and Measurement
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction to the Third Edition
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Introduction to the Second Edition
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1 - The British Period, 1788–1870
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2 - The Military and the Frontier, 1788–1901
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3 - The Colonial Period, 1870–1901
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4 - A New Nation and Its Military Forces, 1901–1914
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5 - The Great War, 1914–1918
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6 - The Inter-war Years, 1919–1939
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7 - The Second World War, 1939–1941
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8 - The Second World War, 1942–1945
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9 - The Postwar Challenge, 1945–1955
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10 - The Wars of Diplomacy, 1955–1972
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11 - From Cold War to Global War on Terror, 1972–
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Appendix 1 - Chronological List of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces
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Appendix 2 - The Armed Forces: Strength and Expenditure
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Select and Annotated Bibliography
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Index
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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Maps, Tables, Figures and Measurement
pp ix-xii

Acknowledgements
pp xiii-xiv

Introduction to the Third Edition
pp 1-2

Introduction to the Second Edition
pp 3-6

1 - The British Period, 1788–1870
pp 7-27

2 - The Military and the Frontier, 1788–1901
pp 28-40

3 - The Colonial Period, 1870–1901
pp 41-65

4 - A New Nation and Its Military Forces, 1901–1914
pp 66-83

5 - The Great War, 1914–1918
pp 84-122

6 - The Inter-war Years, 1919–1939
pp 123-143

7 - The Second World War, 1939–1941
pp 144-164

8 - The Second World War, 1942–1945
pp 165-196

9 - The Postwar Challenge, 1945–1955
pp 197-219

10 - The Wars of Diplomacy, 1955–1972
pp 220-254

11 - From Cold War to Global War on Terror, 1972–
pp 255-287

Appendix 1 - Chronological List of Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces
pp 288-293

Appendix 2 - The Armed Forces: Strength and Expenditure
pp 294-295

Select and Annotated Bibliography
pp 296-324

Index
pp 325-334

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