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Record Nr.

UNINA9910662983003321

Titolo

On Ops : lessons and challenges for the Australian army since East Timor / / edited by Tom Frame and Albert Palazzo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sydney, Australia : , : New South, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-74224-784-9

1-74224-245-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (345 p.)

Collana

ACSACS Series

Disciplina

355

Soggetti

Military art and science

Australian Army Australian Army Operational readiness

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; About the Author; Title page; Copyright; Contents; ACSACS Series; Contributors; Disclaimer; Acronyms; Lessons and Learning - Tom Frame; Part 1: The Bigger Picture; 1: The Army and national interest - John Howard; 2: The emerging strategic environment - David Horner; 3: Combat ready? - Peter Leahy; Part 2: Views From the Other Side of the Hill ; 4: Lessons from East Timor - Craig Stockings; 5: Islander perspectives: Bougainville and the Solomon Islands - Reuben Bowd; Part 3: Operational and Ready?; 6: Afghanistan, Iraq and the war on terror - Amin Saikal

7: Improvements and challenges for Army's ISR enterprise - Scott Gills, Ben Alward and Tim Rutherford8: Logistics and the failure to modernise - David Beaumont ; 9: Logistics and emerging technology - Allison Sonneveld; 10: The costs and complexities of health support - Anthony J. Chambers; Part 4: Views from the Media; 11: The military and the media - Brendan Nicholson; 12: Balancing information and reputation - Leanne Glenny; 13: Public interest and Defence information - Michael Harris; Part 5: On Ethics and Morality; 14: Intervention - a duty to protect? - Stephen Coleman

15: The challenge of moral injury - Tom FramePart 6: Final Assessments; 16: The Army and government objectives - John Blaxland; Postscript - Albert Palazzo; Notes