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Online-Ressource (464 p)
ISBN:
9781107043657
Inhalt:
The first critical examination of Australia's post-Vietnam military operations and the 'casualty cringe' felt by political leaders following the war
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
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Contents; Photographs; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; The world wars; The 'post-war' experience and 'lessons' of Vietnam; The five reasons for prowess; Reason 1: individual training; Reason 2: collective field training; Reason 3: regimental or corps identities; Reason 4: ties with close allies and regional partners; Reason 5: links with society; Operations far and wide; Conceptual methodology; Part 1 From Vietnam to East Timor, 1972-99; Chapter 1 The last years of the Cold War, 1972-89; The Army's 1960s legacy; Early UN observer missions
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Refocusing on defence of AustraliaMillar Report on Citizen Military Forces; Army's functional commands; Withdrawal from ANZUK Brigade Singapore; Peacekeeping offers for Egypt, Cyprus and Kashmir; Defence amalgamation under Tange; Cyclone Tracy disaster relief, Darwin, 1974; East Timor medical and evacuation support; Kangaroo exercises; Relations with the United States; Kangaroo 2 and 3; Exercises with the British Army; Canadian exchanges; Papua New Guinea Defence Force established; Low-level contingencies; Floods, fires, plagues and rescues; Antarctic support
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Survey operations in the Pacific and IndonesiaExercises with Indonesia; Five Power Defence Arrangements; Rifle Company Butterworth; Exercises with Malaysia's army; Engineer support in Papua New Guinea; Operation Jubilee Salute, 1977; Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting, Bowral, 1978; Raising the Tactical Assault Group; Operation Damon, Zimbabwe-Rhodesia; Vanuatu deployment; Operational Deployment Force; Exercise Triad; Commonwealth Games, Brisbane, 1982; Special forces focus; Uganda; Developments in the 1980s; The Hawke Labor Government; Exercise Kangaroo 83
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Integration of womenThe impact of Dibb and the White Paper; Exchange arrangements; Tactical proficiency and innovation; Exercise Tasman Exchange; 'Jointery' for the defence of Australia; Still catering for deployment contingencies; Erosion of force projection capabilities; Operation Morris Dance, Fiji, 1987; Operation Sailcloth, Vanuatu; Reflections; Chapter 2 The post-Cold War experience to the late 1990's; UN operations in Iran and Iraq; Operation Picaresque in Namibia; Operation Salaam, Pakistan and Afghanistan; Considering constabulary or politico-military roles
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Cyclone Ofa disaster reliefForce Structure Review and Army's Ethos and Values; Non-offensive defence; Operations during the Gulf War, 1990-91; Operation Habitat; Operation Blazer; Post-Cold War repositioning; Emphasis on ethos; Grappling with post-Cold War pressures; Operations in Western Sahara; Operations in Cambodia; Operations in the former Yugoslavia; CGS Exercises; Providing opportunities for the combat forces; Operation Solace, Somalia; Refining command arrangements; Operations in the Sinai; Operation Tamar, Rwanda; Operation Lagoon, Bougainville, 1994; Operation Coracle, Mozambique
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Operations in Haiti
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781316283547
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781107043657
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version The Australian Army from Whitlam to Howard
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
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