Struggling for self reliance : four case studies of Australian regional force projection in the late 1980's and the 1990's / / Bob Breen

• Record Nr.: UNISA996202518303316
• Autore: Breen Bob
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Canberra, Australia : , : ANU E Press, , [2008]; ©2008
• ISBN: 1-921536-09-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (231 pages)
• Collana: Canberra papers on strategy and defence ; ; 171
• Disciplina: 947.8
• Soggetti: National security - Australia; Australia Armed Forces; Australia Defenses Case studies
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Military force projection is the self-reliant capacity to strike from mainland ports, bases and airfields to protect Australia's sovereignty as well as more distant national interests. Force projection is not just a flex of military muscle in times of emergency or the act of dispatching forces. It is a cycle of force preparation, command, deployment, protection, employment, sustainment, rotation, redeployment and reconstitution. If the Australian Defence Force consistently gets this cycle wrong, then there is something wrong with Australia's defence. This monograph is a force projection audit of four Australian regional force projections in the late 1980's and the 1990's."--Provided by publisher.