Guarding the periphery : the Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951-75 / Tristan Moss.
Guarding the periphery : the Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951-75 / Tristan Moss.
Guarding the periphery : the Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951-75 / Tristan Moss.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (xvii, 266 pages) : illustrations, maps : digital, PDF file(s).
Content type
text
Media type
computer
Carrier type
online resource
Contents
Introduction; 1. An 'experimental establishment': the re-raising of the Pacific Islands Regiment, 1951-1957; 2. A 'fools paradise': the disturbances, 1957-1961; 3. 'Real duty': confrontation and the creation of PNG Command, 1962-1966; 4. From 'native' to national: Papua New Guinean soldiers, 1960-19...
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
Based around the Pacific Islands Regiment, the Australian Army's units in Papua New Guinea had a dual identity: integral to Australia's defence, but also part of its largest colony, and viewed as a foreign people. The Australian Army in PNG defended Australia from threats to its north and west, while also managing the force's place within Australia...
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Guarding the periphery : the Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951-75 / Tristan Moss.
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Australian Army history series
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 15 Sep 2017).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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1-107-19596-9
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74VKaz0Lq7Ol
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaz0Lq7Ol
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ISBN
1-108-19767-1
1-108-19526-1
1-108-19647-0
1-108-20247-0
1-108-18263-1
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355.033094
MMS ID
991024402512002626
