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Guarding the Periphery : the Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951-75 /
Guarding the Periphery recounts a part of Australian military history that is often overlooked by studies of Australia's military past.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Cambridge University Press,
2017.
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| Colección: | Australian Army history series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Maps and figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; A note on terminology; Glossary; Introduction; 1 An `experimental establishment': The re-raising of the Pacific Islands Regiment, 1951-57; 2 A `fool's paradise': The disturbances, 1957-61; 3 `Real duty': Confrontation and the creation of PNG Command, 1962-66; 4 From `native' to national: Papua New Guinean soldiers, 1960-75; 5 `A new task': Laying the foundations of a national army, 1966-71; 6 The `black handers': Australian soldiers and their families in PNG.
- 7 `A different world': The rush to independence, 1970-75Conclusion; Appendix: Key appointments; Notes; Bibliography; Index.