A Chronology Of Australian Armed Forces At War 1939 45

Author : Bruce T. Swain
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 1741150744

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A Chronology of Australian Armed Forces at War, 1939-45 by Bruce T. Swain Pdf

Australians fought in every theatre of war in World War II. So high was their involvement that by 1942 more than 15 per cent of Australia's population was serving in the armed forces. In this day-by-day record, we see how the war escalated and how the commitment of Australian forces increased.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1925675149

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The Unit Guide by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Robertson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89012002796

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Australia Goes to War, 1939-1945 by John Robertson Pdf

Between the wars - Mediterranean campaign - Japanese threat - Malaya - New Guinea - Australia's role in the war - Australian armed services casualties.

Author : Gavin Long
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1783310057

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Australia in the War of 1939-1945 Vol. I: To Bengazi by Gavin Long Pdf

This volume, the first of seven in the army series of the official history of Australia in the war of 1939-45, carries the story of the Second AIF up to the end of the operations in Cyrenaica in the first quarter of 1941. It tells briefly the story of the Australian Army from 1919 to 1939 and describes the raising of an expeditionary force for service in Hitler's war. It discusses some of the problems encountered by the commanders of that force in the Middle East in 1940 - often problems of enduring interest in that they have been met and will be met again by other leaders of the forces of minor partners in a coalition war. The defeat of the Italian army in Cyrenaica by the 7th Armoured and 6th Australian Divisions is narrated in a degree of detail made possible by reliance not only on contemporary reports and war diaries but on private papers and interviews and correspondence with a large number of participants. Finally the question whether the British political leaders in February 1941 missed a golden opportunity of marching on to Tripoli and securing great strategical gains is examined in the light of hitherto unpublished documents from both the Allied and the Axis side.

Author : John Robertson,John McCarthy
Publisher : University of Queensland Press(Australia)
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081680899

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Australian War Strategy, 1939-1945 by John Robertson,John McCarthy Pdf

Gengivelse af en lang række akter og dokumenter til belysning af australske lederes reaktioner og dispositioner under 2. VK.

Author : Joan Beaumont
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000256314

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Australia's War 1939-45 by Joan Beaumont Pdf

The Second World War was a dominant experience in Australian history. For the first time the country faced the threat of invasion. The economy and society were mobilised to an unprecedented degree, with 550 000 men and women, or one in twelve of a population of over 7 million, serving in the armed forces overseas. Social patterns and family life were disrupted. Politically, the war gave a new legitimacy to the Australian Labor Party which had been confined to the wilderness of the Opposition at the Federal level for most of the inter-war years. The powers of the Federal government increased and a new momentum for social reform was generated at the popular and governmental level. In the international sphere, the war fundamentally shook Australian confidence in the power on which it had relied for generations, Great Britain. It generated a sense of independence in Australian foreign policy and initiated a new, if halting and problematic, realignment towards the United States. In this accessible book Joan Beaumont, Kate Darian-Smith, David Lee, David Lowe, Marnie Haig-Muir, Roy Hay and David Walker consider the range of Australia's experience of this conflict. In a single volume they draw together the many aspects of the war and distil the current state of historical scholarship. Australia's War 1939-45 will be invaluable to tertiary students and of enormous interest to the reader concerned with the social, political and military history of Australia. A companion volume on the First World War is also available.

Author : Gavin Long
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 744 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1783310014

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Australia in the War of 1939-1945 Vol. VII: The Final Campaigns by Gavin Long Pdf

This volume concludes the Army Series. It describes the Australian Army campaigns in the last months of 1944 and in 1945. It tells the full story of the fighting in Bougainville, New Britain, round Wewak, at Balikpapan and Tarakan and in British Borneo.

Author : John Robertson
Publisher : Melbourne : Heinemann
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015019346082

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Australia at War, 1939-1945 by John Robertson Pdf

Author : Garry Disher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : NWU:35556019572106

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Total War by Garry Disher Pdf

Bombing of Darwin - War with Japan - Battlefronts - Nurses - War artists - Prisoners of War - Cowra breakout - Dunera internees - Censorship - Home front (Homefront) - Rationing & ration books - War paintings by Albert Tucker - Women in the Second World War - Statistics of working women - Women in the armed services - American-Australian relations - American in Australia (GIs).

Author : Australian War Memorial
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Australia
ISBN : UOM:39015024833355

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Pictorial History of Australia at War, 1939-45 by Australian War Memorial Pdf

Author : David Horner
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000339277

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High Command by David Horner Pdf

Since it was first published in 1982, High Command had become the standard reference for anyone interested in Australia’s participation in the Second World War, this edition was originally published in 1992. The 50th anniversary of battles such as Singapore, Coral Sea and Kokoda in 1942 re-awakened interest in these milestones in Australia’s struggle for independence. Despite the well-known exploits of Australian servicemen in a score of famous battles, Australia’s contribution to the war was ultimately determined by the strategic policy-makers in Canberra, Washington and London. How competent were our politicians, military leaders and advisers in formulating our own war strategy? How much did the performance of Australian troops on the battlefield affect our ability to influence allied strategy? The author describes the clash between Generals Rowell and Blamey in Greece. He reveals the impact of the secretary of the Department of Defence, Sir Frederick Shedden, on strategic policy-making. He analyses the role of intelligence, especially signals intelligence, in allied strategy. He shows how Blamey’s miscalculation in 1944 removed any chance of Australian troops joining the Americans in the Philippines. And he reveals how a British admiral challenged the authority of the Australian government. High Command presents the remarkable, full story of the political battles behind the military battles.

Author : Australian War Memorial,Ian Kenneth Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Australia
ISBN : UIUC:30112003121115

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Records of War by Australian War Memorial,Ian Kenneth Smith Pdf

Author : Sir Paul Hasluck,Sydney James Butlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015010482498

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Australia in the War of 1939-1945 by Sir Paul Hasluck,Sydney James Butlin Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Ministry of Information
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : STANFORD:36105048728534

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The War Seen from Britain, 1939-1945 by Great Britain. Ministry of Information Pdf

Author : Australian Army Staff
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 143575834X

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The Australian Army at War by Australian Army Staff Pdf

An Official Record of Australian Army Service in Two Hemispheres, 1939-1944. This is a completely new edition (not a facsimile) of a booklet first published in Australia in 1944. This work presents a brief but comprehensive summary of the Australian Army from 1939 to 1944, including coverage of their "battle record" in North Africa, Greece, Crete, Syria, Malaya, Java, Timor, Portuguese Timor, New Britain, New Guinea, Milne Bay, the Owen Stanleys, Wau, Markham and Ramu Valleys, Ethiopia, plus special forces, mainland defense, Australia's Home Guard, Army Women's Services, manpower, artillery, rations, equipment, signals, medical service. 56 photos; 2 maps; drawing; appendices.