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28 produkter
HMAS Sydney
Australia's Greatest Naval Tragedy
Av Tom Frame
E-bok, 2012
89 kr
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The complete and authoritative account of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney , and the recent finding of her wreck. On 19 November 1941, the pride of the Australian Navy, the light cruiser Sydney, fought a close-quarters battle with the German armed raider HSK Kormoran off Carnarvon on the West …
HMAS Sydney
Australia's Greatest Naval Tragedy
Av Tom Frame
Häftad, 2018
107 kr
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The complete and authoritative account of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney, and the finding of her wreck in 2008.On 19 November 1941, the pride of the Australian Navy, the light cruiser Sydney, fought a close-quarters battle with the German armed raider HSK Kormoran off Carnarvon on the West …
Anglicans in Australia
Av Tom Frame
Häftad, 2007
301 kr
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In Anglicans in Australia, bishop and theological commentator Tom Frame identifies the faultlines and tensions that exist within the contemporary Anglican Church, describes continuing debates over doctrine and their effect on the Australian Churchs relationship with the global Anglican Communion, …
Widening Minds
The University of New South Wales and the Education of Australia’s Defence Leaders
Av Tom Frame
Häftad, 2017
446 kr
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Since 1967 more than 25,000 students have graduated from UNSW after studying at Duntroon, HMAS Creswell, the RAAF College and UNSW Canberra. In Widening Minds, Tom Frame examines the productive 50-year partnership between University of New South Wales and Australian Defence Force.In a candid …
Moral Injury
Unseen Wounds in an Age Barbarism
Häftad, 2015
301 kr
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With an increasing number of Australian military personnel being diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, this collection of insightful essays examines the unseen wounds sustained by our combat and peacekeeping forces.They show there are no easy answers or simple solutions, and suggest where …
Long Road
Australia’s Train, Advise and Assist Missions
Häftad, 2017
312 kr
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The Long Road analyses the ADF’s ‘train, advise, assist’missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea,Bougainville, the Solomon Islands, South Vietnam andUganda. With contributions from media commentatorsChris Masters and Ian McPhedran, politicians KevinAndrews and David Feeney, academics, aid …
On Ops
Lessons for the Australian Army Since East Timor
Av Tom Frame, Albert Palazzo m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
312 kr
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No-one in the Australian government or Army could have predicted that in the 25 years following the end of the Cold War Army personnel would be deployed to Rwanda, Cambodia, Somalia, Bougainville, East Timor, Afghanistan, Iraq and the Solomon Islands.In a constructive critique of the modern …
Ethics Under Fire
Challenges for the Australian Army
Av Tom Frame, Albert Palazzo m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
303 kr
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Events at Abu Ghraib prison and the 1968 My Lai Massacre show that the behaviour of the military can descend into barbarism. How strong is the military’s commitment to avoiding such atrocities? Ethics Under Fire – a timely and compelling book – asks questions and raises issues the Australian Army …
Trials and Transformations, 2001–2004, Volume III
The Howard Government
Häftad, 2019
332 kr
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2001–2004 were contentious years for the Howard Government. This third volume of the Howard Government series explores these controversial years.In Trials and Transformations Simon Crean, Frank Bongiorno, Philip Ruddock, Tom Frame and others take a critical look at the government’s performance …
Desire for Change, 2004–2007
The Desire for Change, 2004–2007
Häftad, 2021
332 kr
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The Liberal-National Party Coalition was elected to office on 2 March 1996 and continued in power until 3 December 2007 making John Howard the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister. This book is the final in a four-volume series examining the four Howard Governments. Contributors to each …
Gun Control
What Australia Got Right (and Wrong)
Av Tom Frame
Häftad, 2019
289 kr
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In the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre on 28 April 1996 – when a gunman killed 35 people and seriously wounded another 21 in a quiet town in Tasmania – John Howard, a conservative prime minister who had been in office for just six weeks, moved swiftly to revolutionise Australia’s gun control …
Veiled Valour
Australian Special Forces in Afghanistan and War Crimes Allegations
Av Tom Frame
Häftad, 2022
412 kr
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The Brereton report — the findings of a long-running inquiry into war crimes allegations involving members of the Australian Special Operations Task Group during their 2005–13 deployment to Afghanistan — was publicly released on 23 November 2020.Veiled Valour, from one of Australia's most respected …
Losing My Religion
Unbelief in Australia
Av Tom Frame
Häftad, 2009
261 kr
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In this challenging and provocative book, Tom Frame, one of Australia’s best-known writers on religion and society, examines diminishing theological belief and declining denominational affiliation. He argues that Australia has never been a very religious nation but that few Australians have …
Evolution in the Antipodes
Charles Darwin and Australia
Av Tom Frame
Häftad, 2009
303 kr
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Charles Darwin liked and loathed Australia. The father of evolution paid the continent a flying visit during in 1836, and was glad to put the place behind him. Yet Australia's astonishing wildlife influenced him deeply, and his revolutionary theories still resonate profoundly in Australian society. …
MORAL CHALLENGES VOCATIONAL WELLBEING among first responders
Av Tom Frame
Inbunden, 2020
421 kr
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Australian nuclear industry. Starting with submarines?
Av Tom Frame
Inbunden, 2020
353 kr
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Living by the Sword
The Ethics of Armed Intervention
Av Tom Frame
Häftad, 2004
301 kr
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'Living by the Sword' is the first critique of the Australian military experience from a Christian ethical perspective. It surveys attitudes towards war and warfare from ancient to modern times, considers the moral status of the nation-state and international sovereignty, asks whether the just war …
Children on Demand
The Ethics of Defying Nature
Av Tom Frame
Häftad, 2008
245 kr
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Children on Demand examines the ethics of various forms of alternative parenthood, focusing specifically on adoption and assisted reproductive technologies, and the moral dilemmas they create for both individuals and the state. Tom Frame discusses the ethical challenges that arise when scientific …
Anzac Day
Then and Now
Häftad, 2016
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Peter Stanley, Jeffrey Grey, Carolyn Holbrook, Ken Inglis, Tom Frame and others explore the rise of Australia’s unofficial national day. Does Anzac Day honour those who died pursuing noble causes in war? Or is it part of a campaign to redeem the savagery associated with armed conflict? Do the …
Ascent to Power 1996
The Howard Government, Volume I
Häftad, 2017
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In the first of four volumes on the Howard Government’s nearly 12 years in office, The Ascent to Power covers the 1996 election and the practical challenges of the Coalition’s first year in power, including its handling of the Port Arthur massacre, relationships with the Australian Public Service, …
Back from the Brink, 1997–2001
The Howard Government, Volume II
Häftad, 2018
338 kr
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The years 1997–2001 were eventful ones for the Howard Government. This second volume of the Howard Government series explores these tumultuous years. In Back from the Brink politicians, commentators and scholars including Michael Wesley, Hugh White, Peter Costello, Phillipa McGuinness and Tom Frame …
