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Book/Printed Material Fighting Australia's cold war: the nexus of strategy and operations in a multipolar Asia, 1945-1965 / edited by Peter Dean and Tristan Moss

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Title

  • Fighting Australia's cold war: the nexus of strategy and operations in a multipolar Asia, 1945-1965 / edited by Peter Dean and Tristan Moss

Summary

  • "In the first two decades of the Cold War, Australia fought in three conflicts and prepared to fight in a possible wider conflagration in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. In Korea, Malaya and Borneo, Australian forces encountered new types of warfare, integrated new equipment and ideas, and were part of the longest continual overseas deployments in Australia history. Working closely with its allies, Australia also trained for a large conventional war in Southeast Asia, while a significant percentage of the defence force guarded the Papua New Guinea Indonesian border. At home, the Defence organisation grappled with new threats and military expansion, while the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation defended the nation from domestic and foreign threats. This book examines this crucial part of Australia security history, so often overlooked as merely a precursor to the Vietnam War. It addresses key questions such as how did Australia achieve its security goals at home and in the region in this new Cold War environment? What were the experiences of the services, units and individuals serving during in Southeast Asia? How did this period shape Australia defence for years to come?"-- Page 4 of cover.

Names

  • Dean, Peter J. (Peter John), 1974- editor
  • Moss, Tristan (College teacher), editor
  • Australian National University Press, publisher

Created / Published

  • Acton ACT, Australia : Australian National University Press, [2021]

Headings

  • -  National security--Australia--History--20th century
  • -  Australia--History, Military--20th century

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (xviii, 206 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DU117.15

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021758536

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Dean, Peter J. , Editor, and Publisher Australian National University Press. Fighting Australia's cold war: the nexus of strategy and operations in a multipolar Asia, -1965 / edited by Peter Dean and Tristan Moss. editeds by Moss, Tristan Itor [Acton ACT, Australia: Australian National University Press, 2021] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021758536/.

APA citation style:

Dean, P. J. & Australian National University Press, P., Moss, T. I., ed. (2021) Fighting Australia's cold war: the nexus of strategy and operations in a multipolar Asia, -1965 / edited by Peter Dean and Tristan Moss. [Acton ACT, Australia: Australian National University Press] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021758536/.

MLA citation style:

Dean, Peter J. , Editor, and Publisher Australian National University Press. Fighting Australia's cold war: the nexus of strategy and operations in a multipolar Asia, -1965 / edited by Peter Dean and Tristan Moss. ed by Moss, Tristan Itor [Acton ACT, Australia: Australian National University Press, 2021] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021758536/>.