| Description |
xxviii, 601 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps, portraits (some color) ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Official history of Australian peacekeeping, humanitarian and post-cold war operations ; 2 |
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Official history of Australian peacekeeping, humanitarian and post-cold war operations ; 2
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| Contents |
Pt.1. Strategy and policy -- Towards a 'new world order' : Australia's policy towards overseas deployments and peacekeeping : 1988-91 -- Pt.2. New major peace operations -- International obligation : Australia's commitment to Namibia : 1979-89 -- Establishing the force : the first UNTAG contingent : March - August 1989 -- Success in Namibia : the second UNTAG contingent : September 1989 - April 1990 -- Shadows from a distant war : Australia and the Iran-Iraq War : 1980-88 -- Mission of presence : military observers in Iran : 1988-90 -- Genesis of humanitarian demining : UNMCTT in Pakistan : 1989-91 -- Balancing the risks : Mine-clearers in Pakistan and Afghanistan : 1991-93 -- Pt.3. First Gulf War -- In defence of vital interests : committing a naval force : August 1990 -- Off to the gulf : the first deployment : August - September 1990 -- Debate and decision : government policy and the Gulf crisis : August - September 1990 -- Boarding and searching : maritime interception in the Gulf of Oman : September - December 1990 -- Serious decision : committing Australians to war : September - December 1990 -- Into the Persian Gulf : the second naval deplotyment : September - December 1990 -- Countdown to a deadline : preparing for war : 1-16 January 1991 -- Supporting role : the RAN in Desert Storm : 17 January - 23 February 1991 -- End of the war ? Into Kuwait : 24 February - May 1991 |
| Summary |
Recounts vital missions including Namibia (1989-90), Iran (1988-90) and Pakistan/Afghanistan (1989-93), and focuses primarily on Australia's reaction to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, including its maritime interception operations, and its controversial participation in the 1991 Gulf War |
| Analysis |
Australian Defence Force |
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Gulf War |
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History, 1980-1989 |
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History, 1990-1999 |
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Iraq |
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Kuwait |
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Peacekeeping operations |
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Political conditions |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Iraq-Kuwait Crisis, 1990-1991 -- Participation, Australian.
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Peace-building, Australian -- History.
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Peacekeeping forces -- Australia -- History.
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Peacekeeping forces, Australian -- History.
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Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Participation, Australian.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Armed Forces http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004658 -- Political activity http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002011434 -- History.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
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Australia -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114306
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| LC no. |
2011378875 |
| ISBN |
9780521765879 (hbk.) |
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