Trafalgar, Tsushima, Midway and other epic blue-water fleet actions are not likely to have their counterparts in the early twenty first country.&
This book brings together leading autthorities from Australia and overseas and for the first time comprehensivly examines Australias search for an effective maritime strategy in the twentieth century
The Australian nasional identity is underloped when compared to those of many other countries. As a sovereign state we are still relatively young and we sometimes struggle to understand not only our collective identity, but also what we want this identity to be.
Daftar isi: 1. 1901-1913: The genesis of the australian navy 2. 1914-1918: World war I 3. 1919-1929: An imperial service 4. 1929-1939: Depressions and rearmament 5. 1939-1941: World war II 6. 1941-1945: World war II 7. 1945-1954: The korean war era 8. 1955-1972: The era of forward defence 9. 1972-1983: Towards self-reliance 10. 1983-1991: A period of change and uncertainty 11. 1991-2…
Arising without warning during the First World War, the threat posed to Australian shipping by submarinesmarked the first time the RAN had to seriously consider the relative proportion of assets devoted to local defence as opposed to out of area operations.
Iam delighted to provide the foreord to this collection of essays. It marks the maturing of a joint initiative of the Royal Australian Navy and the School of History of the University of the New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy to remedy the lack of naval
Australia is and always has been a maritime nation. From the earliest days of European settlement, the people of Australia have looked to the sea for their security. Protection was first provided under the umbrella of Imperial Defence and the Royal Navy. Later, as the nation matured, the need was identified to establish a local navy, manned and commanded by Australians.
The essays contained in this book originated at a conference held in Canberra in July 1997 and are now presented in an expanded and enhandced from.