The part played by Australians in fighting aggression during a century of conflict is a proud chapter in our history. Remote from the world’s storm centres, Australian have nevertheless been quick to respond to the call of duty. They have fought in two World Wars, from the Arctic Circle to the Pacific, from the muddy battlefields of France to the deserts of the Middle East and the jungles of New Guinea--and in the port-War years from Korea and Vietnam to Timor, Afghanistan and Iran--earning a reputation unequalled in the world for spirit and stamina.
This fully revised and expanded edition is illustrated by maps and nearly hundreds of photographs from the nation's archives, vividly describes the Australians’ battles and actions--from the first skirmishes in the Boer War through to the present. It is a moving tribute to the men and women of our armed services and to those on peacekeeping duty in remote corners of the world.
Contents:
The Long March Begins
- Colonial Conflicts
- The Boer War: South Africa 1899-1902
- The Calm Before the Storm 1901-14
The First World War 1914-1918
- Gallipoli 1915: The Anzac Landings
- 1916: Deadlock
- Desert War: Egypt to Palestine 1916
- 1917: War of Attrition
- The Diggers: 'Spearhead of the British Army'
- 1918: Year of Crisis, Year of Victory
- Western Front: Victory All the Way
- War in the Air: Western Front
- Navy at War 1916-1918
Between the Wars 1919-1939
The Second World War 1939-45
- Part 1: The Limits of Endurance 1939-1942
- Air War: The Battle of Britain 1940
- The War at Sea
- Mediterranean 1940-1941: Against the Odds
- The Greek Gamble 1941: Balkan Background
- Air War, Middle East
- Air War, Europe
- The Navy at War: 'The Scrap Iron Flotilla'
- The Janapese Onslaught 1941-1942
- The Islands Fall
- The Middle East and Mediterrananean 1942
- South-West Pacific: The Climax 1942
- New Guinea: The Epic of Kokoda
- Part 2: Hard Road to Victory 1943-1945
- The Home Front
- Victory in Europe 1943-1945
- The Pacific Victory 1944-1945
Uncertain Peace
- Korea 1950-1953
- Malaya 1950s
- Vietnam 1965-1972
- Keeping the Peace
- The Rise of Islamic Terrorism
Appendix
Author's References
Acknowledgements
Pictorial Acknowledgements
Index
