An Army of Influence
Eighty Years of Regional Engagement

Table of Contents

Introduction Ian Langford
Part I. The Concept of an Army's Influence Abroad:
1. Eighty Years of Regional Engagement David Horner
2. The Australian Army through the Lens of Australian Defence White Papers since 1976 Brendan Sargeant
3. Defence Attaché in Indonesia: Lessons from 20 Years Ago Ken Brownrigg
Part II. Lessons from Past Relationships:
4. General Blamey and the Backroom Boys: Colonel Conlon and Army's Adaptation and Access in the Pacific and Asia, 1942-1946 Graeme Sligo
5. 'Not rich in standing armies or immediately available resources': Plans, realities and the Australian Regular Army's deployment to Korea, 1950 Dayton McCarthy
6. Helping the Americans help the Vietnamese? Defence engagement with the RVN, 1955-1975 Tom Richardson
7. East Timor and the crisis of 1999: a case study on the limitations of relationships Craig Stockings
8. Onward & Onya: The involvement, interaction and influence of the New Zealand and Australian Armies Stephen Clarke
Part III. Ongoing Relationships:
9. Access but how much influence? An historical overview of Australia-Indonesia army-to-army cooperation Garth Pratten
10. An Army of Influence: Australia's military engagement with Malaysia 1955–2020 Richard Niessl
11. Cambodia – More than 'a Signals Show' Peter Bartu
12. Was the Juice Worth the Squeeze? Australian Defence Force Investment in Nation Building in Bougainville and the Solomon Islands Reuben Bowd
13. Achieving influence through advising relationships Deborah Jeppesen
14. Training Teams as a Force of Choice: Building Partner Capacity in the Philippines Luke Holloway
15 A perspective on diplomacy in Army's contemporary regional relationship building Fergus McFarlane.

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