| Description |
xi, 283 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
The evolution of mutiny -- Mutiny and the Royal Navy -- The New South Corps: were they really mutineers? -- Mutiny in the Australian colonial forces -- A democratic navy -- World War I -- Mutiny in whose flagships? -- The turbulent twenties -- Depression disputes -- The tumultous thirties -- World War II -- Vanity and mutiny -- Mutiny in New Zealand -- Postwar disappointment -- Mutiny in the Australian Army and Air force -- Volunteers and mutiny -- Conscience and mutiny -- Looking back and moving on |
| Summary |
Since 1916 there have been more mutinies in the Royal Australian Navy than in any other maintained by an English-speaking nation. New Zealand has suffered only one - the largest in recent history. Drawing on correspondence, reports and interviews, this text examines why such outbreaks occur |
| Analysis |
Australia overseas comparisons |
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History |
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Mutiny |
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Navies |
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New Zealand |
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Royal Australian Navy |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Library's N copy signed by Tom Frame. ANL |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references: pages 266-278 |
| Subject |
Kanimbla (Ship)
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Lithgow (Ship)
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Manoora (Ship)
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Moresby (Ship)
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Westralia (Ship)
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Zealandia (Ship)
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Mutiny -- Australia -- History.
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Mutiny -- Australia -- Darwin -- History
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Mutiny -- New Zealand -- History.
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Australia -- History, Naval.
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New Zealand -- History, Naval.
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| Author |
Baker, Kevin.
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| LC no. |
2001339264 |
| ISBN |
1865083518 |
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