Australian Army History Series – serie
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33 produkter
Armies of Empire
The 9th Australian and 50th British Divisions in Battle 1939-1945
Inbunden, 2011
988 kr
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Armies of Empire uniquely reflects upon the experience of two divisions from different armies facing similar challenges in the Second World War. The 9th Australian Division and the British 50th (Northumbrian) Division both saw long service and suffered heavy casualties, and both encountered morale, …
Light Horse
A History of Australia's Mounted Arm
Av Jean Bou
Inbunden, 2009
888 kr
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The mounted soldier is one of the most evocative symbols in Australian military history. Now a celebrated part of Australia's army heritage, the role and very existence of mounted troops in modern warfare was being called into question at the time of its most crowning military moments. Light horse …
The Proud 6th
An Illustrated History of the 6th Australian Division 1939-1946
Inbunden, 2008
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
715 kr
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Following Mark Johnston's acclaimed illustrated histories of the 7th and 9th Australian Divisions, this is his long-awaited history of the 6th Australian Division: the first such history ever published. The 6th was a household name during World War II. It was the first division raised in the Second …
Australian Battalion Commanders in the Second World War
Inbunden, 2009
715 kr
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In Australian Battalion Commanders in the Second World War, Garth Pratten explores, for the first time, the background, role and conduct of the commanding officers of Australian infantry battalions in World War II. Despite their vital role as the lynchpins of the battlefield, uniting the senior …
To Salamaua
Inbunden, 2010
669 kr
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Following on from his acclaimed book, The Battle for Wau, Phillip Bradley turns his attention to the Salamaua campaign - the first of the New Guinea offensives by the Australian Army in the Second World War. Opening with the pivotal air-sea battle of the Bismarck Sea, this important title recounts …
The Architect of Victory
The Military Career of Lieutenant General Sir Frank Horton Berryman
Inbunden, 2011
888 kr
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Lieutenant General Sir Frank Berryman is one of the most important, yet relatively unknown officers in the history of the Australian Army. Despite his reputedly caustic personality and noted conflicts with some senior officers, Berryman was crucial to Australia's success during the Second World …
The Battle for Wau
New Guinea's Frontline 1942-1943
Inbunden, 2008
696 kr
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The Battle for Wau brings together for the first time the full story of the early World War II conflicts in New Guinea, from the landing of the Japanese at Salamaua in March 1942 to their defeat at Wau in February 1943. Phillip Bradley draws on the recollections of over 70 veterans from the …
Assault Brigade
The 18th Australian Infantry Brigade in World War II
Inbunden, 2024
541 kr
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The Australian Army served in numerous theatres and campaigns throughout World War II, earning distinction and at times facing significant challenges. During the Pacific War, the infantry brigade, as an intermediate formation commanding multiple infantry battalions and numerous attached units, was …
Soldiers and Bushmen
The Australian Army in South Africa, 1899-1902
Inbunden, 2025
525 kr
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Soldiers and Bushmen: The Australian Army in South Africa, 1899-1902 examines the commitment to what was expected to be a short war. It presents a thematic, analytical history of the birth of the Australian Army in South Africa, while exploring the Army's evolution from colonial units into a …
The Commander's Eyes and Ears
Australian Army Combat Intelligence in the Cold War, 1945-1975
Inbunden, 2026
541 kr
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The Commander's Eyes and Ears: Australian Army Combat Intelligence in the Cold War, 1945-75 explores the contribution made by the Australian Army's combat intelligence services to force commanders during the Cold War (1945-75), focusing primarily on the Australian Intelligence Corps. The book …
After Anzac
The Development of Australian Infantry on the Western Front, 1916-1918
Inbunden, 2025
522 kr
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By the end of the 'Great War', the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) had a reputation for being one of the most effective formations on the Western Front. After Anzac provides a critical and comparative analysis of how Australian infantry developed to embody this reputation, primarily …
Supporting the Commitment
Australian Army Logistics in South Vietnam, 1962-1973
Inbunden, 2026
595 kr
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In 1962, the Australian Government deployed Australian military forces in support of the Republic of Vietnam. Supporting the Commitment: Australian Army Logistics in South Vietnam, 1962-1973 investigates how the Australian Army structured its logistics to support its operations in Vietnam. This …
Nursing Aids at War
The Australian Army Medical Women's Service in the Second World War
Inbunden, 2026
521 kr
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Nursing Aids at War: The Australian Army Medical Women's Service in the Second World War explores the chronological history of the Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) and challenges our understanding of servicewomen and gendered work in the Australian Army. Arranged in three parts, the …
As Good As Any
Australian Militia Battalions, 1939-1945
Inbunden, 2026
495 kr
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The Australian Militia Battalions of the Second World War remain one of the most underexplored and misunderstood aspects of Australia's wartime history. Following the only Australian wartime fighting organisation of conscripted men at the time, As Good As Any: The Australian Militia Battalions, …
Anzac and Empire
George Foster Pearce and the Foundations of Australian Defence
Av John Connor
Inbunden, 2011
744 kr
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Anzac and Empire is the remarkable story of George Foster Pearce - a carpenter who became one Australia's most influential politicians, and the man central to how Australia planned for, and fought in, World War I. The nation's longest-serving defence minister - holding the portfolio before, during …
The Kokoda Campaign 1942
Myth and Reality
Inbunden, 2012
614 kr
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The fighting on the Kokoda Track in World War II is second only to Gallipoli in the Australian national consciousness. The Kokoda campaign of 1942 has taken on mythical status in Australian military history. According to the legend, Australian soldiers were vastly outnumbered by the Japanese, who …
The Hard Slog
Australians in the Bougainville Campaign, 1944-45
Av Karl James
Inbunden, 2012
869 kr
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The island of Bougainville in the South Pacific was the site of one of the largest and most gruelling campaigns fought by Australian forces during the Second World War. During the offensive against the Japanese from November 1944 to August 1945, more than 500 Australians were killed and two …
To Win the Battle
The 1st Australian Division in the Great War 1914-1918
Inbunden, 2012
744 kr
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In 1915 the 1st Australian Division led the way ashore at Gallipoli. In 1916 it achieved the first Australian victory on the Western Front at Pozières. It was still serving with distinction in the battles that led to the defeat of the German army in 1918. To Win the Battle explains how the division …
Anzacs in the Middle East
Australian Soldiers, their Allies and the Local People in World War II
Inbunden, 2012
744 kr
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Anzacs in the Middle East is a compelling exploration of the experiences of soldiers who fought in the Middle East during World War II. Spurred by a sense of adventure and duty, they set sail to countries of which they knew very little. The book examines the relationships between Australians and …
A Soldier's Soldier
A Biography of Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly
Av Jeffrey Grey
Inbunden, 2012
680 kr
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Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly was a renowned soldier and one of the most influential figures in Australia's military history. As Chief of the General Staff during the Vietnam War, he oversaw a significant re-organisation of the Army as he fought a war under political and resource restrictions. …
Pozières
Echoes of a Distant Battle
Inbunden, 2015
787 kr
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From July to September 1916, some 23,000 Australians were killed or wounded in the Battle of Pozières. It was the first strategically important engagement by Australian soldiers on the Western Front and its casualties exceeded those of any other battle of the First World War, including Gallipoli. …
Britannia's Shield
Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Hutton and Late-Victorian Imperial Defence
Inbunden, 2015
1005 kr
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Britannia's Shield: Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Hutton and the Late-Victorian Imperial Defence presents an in-depth, international study of imperial land defence prior to 1914. The book makes sense of the failures, false starts and successes that eventually led to more than 850,000 men being …
The Search for Tactical Success in Vietnam
An Analysis of Australian Task Force Combat Operations
Av Andrew Ross, Robert Hall m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
787 kr
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From 1966 to 1971 the First Australian Task Force was part of the counterinsurgency campaign in South Vietnam. Though considered a small component of the Free World effort in the war, these troops from Australia and New Zealand were in fact the best trained and prepared for counterinsurgency …
Destroy and Build
Pacification in Phuoc Thuy, 1966-72
Inbunden, 2017
654 kr
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In 2002, Governor General Michael Jeffrey stated that 'we Australians had everything under control in Phuoc Tuy Province'. This referred not only to military control, but to the policy of 'pacification' employed by the Republic of Vietnam and external 'Free World' allies such as the US and …
Guarding the Periphery
The Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951-75
Av Tristan Moss
Inbunden, 2017
761 kr
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Based around the Pacific Islands Regiment, the Australian Army's units in Papua New Guinea had a dual identity: integral to Australia's defence, but also part of its largest colony, and viewed as a foreign people. The Australian Army in PNG defended Australia from threats to its north and west, …
Our Corner of the Somme
Australia at Villers-Bretonneux
Av Romain Fathi
Inbunden, 2019
1062 kr
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By the time of the Armistice, Villers-Bretonneux - once a lively and flourishing French town - had been largely destroyed, and half its population had fled or died. From March to August 1918, Villers-Bretonneux formed part of an active front line, at which Australian troops were heavily involved. …
Painting War
A History of Australia's First World War Art Scheme
Inbunden, 2018
675 kr
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During the First World War the Australian Government established an official war art scheme, sending artists to the front lines to create a visual record of the Australian experience of the war. Around two thousand sketches and paintings were commissioned and acquired between 1916 and 1922. In …
Surviving the Great War
Australian Prisoners of War on the Western Front 1916-18
Av Aaron Pegram
Inbunden, 2019
660 kr
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Between 1916 and 1918, more than 3,800 men of the Australian Imperial Force were taken prisoner by German forces fighting on the Western Front. Australians captured in France and Belgium did not easily integrate into public narratives of Australia in the First World War and its commemorative …
Strategy and Command
Issues in Australia's Twentieth-century Wars
Av David Horner
Inbunden, 2021
648 kr
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In Strategy and Command, David Horner provides an important insight into the strategic decisions and military commanders who shaped Australia's army history from the Boer War to the evolution of the command structure for the Australian Defence Force in the 2000s. He examines strategic decisions …
Stretcher-bearers
Saving Australians from Gallipoli to Kokoda
Inbunden, 2014
662 kr
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Stretcher-bearers is a compelling account of the experience of Australian stretcher-bearers during the First and Second World Wars. Respected military historian, Mark Johnston traces the development of formal stretcher-bearing from its origin in the early nineteenth century under Napoleon to the …
