LEADER 05292oam 2200589 450 001 9910433248103321 005 20230621135935.0 010 $a1-76046-403-1 035 $a(CKB)4100000011706887 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6450222 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011706887 100 $a20210609d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurc|#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aNiche wars $eAustralia in Afghanistan and Iraq, 2001-2014 /$fedited by John Blaxland, Marcus Fielding, Thea Gellerfy 210 1$aActon, Australia :$cAustralian National University Press,$d[2020] 210 4$d©2020 215 $a1 online resource (xxxii, 377 pages) $cillustrations; digital file(s) 311 $a1-76046-402-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction / John Blaxland -- Part 1: Policy and strategy. 1. A minister's perspective / Robert Hill ; 2. A departmental Secretary's perspective / Ric Smith ; 3. A Chief of Defence Force's perspective / Chris Barrie -- Part 2: On operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. 4. Australia's intervention in Afghanistan, 2001-02 / Dan McDaniel ; 5. Air Operations Control and Reporting Centre / Chris Westwood ; 6. Conventional stability operations at the battle group level in Iraq / Anthony Rawlins ; 7. Maritime operations / Peter Jones ; 8. Embeds / Jim Molan -- Part 3: Joint forces, enablers and partners. 9. Command and control / Michael Crane ; 10. Intelligence in Afghanistan / Mick Lehmann ; 11. Civil and humanitarian assistance / Alan Ryan ; 12. The military and the media / Karen Middleton ; 13. The Australian Federal Police in Afghanistan, 2007-14 / Col Speedie and Steve Mullins ; 14. AusAID stabilisation / David Savage ; 15. The gender dimension / Elizabeth Boulton -- Part 4: Lessons and legacies. 16. Lessons and legacies of the war in Afghanistan / William Maley ; 17. American and British experience in Iraq and Afghanistan, 2001-04 / Dan Marston ; 18. Lessons and legacies of the use of force / Peter Leahy ; 19. The Official History of Australian Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Australian Peacekeeping Operations in East Timor / Craig Stockings ; 20. Final reflections / John Blaxland. 330 $a"Australia invoked the ANZUS Alliance following the Al Qaeda attacks in the United States on 11 September 2001. But unlike the calls to arms at the onset of the world wars, Australia decided to make only carefully calibrated force contributions in support of the US-led coalition campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq. Why is this so? Niche Wars examines Australia's experience on military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq from 2001 to 2014. These operations saw over 40 Australian soldiers killed and hundreds wounded. But the toll since has been greater. For Afghanistan and Iraq the costs are hard to measure. Why were these forces deployed? What role did Australia play in shaping the strategy and determining the outcome? How effective were they? Why is so little known about Australia's involvement in these campaigns? What lessons can be learned from this experience? Niche Wars commences with a scene-setting overview of Australia's military involvement in the Middle East over more than a century. It then draws on unique insights from many angles, across a spectrum of men and women, ranging from key Australian decision makers, practitioners and observers. The book includes a wide range of perspectives in chapters written by federal government ministers, departmental secretaries, service commanders, task force commanders, sailors, soldiers, airmen and women, international aid workers, diplomats, police, journalists, coalition observers and academics. Niche Wars makes for compelling reading but also stands as a reference work on how and why Australia became entangled in these conflicts that had devastating consequences. If lessons can be learned from history about how Australia uses its military forces, this book is where to find them." -- Publisher's website. 606 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$xParticipation, Australian 607 $aAustralia$xForeign relations$zUnited States$y20th century 607 $aAustralia$xForeign relations$zUnited States$y21st century 607 $aAustralia$xMilitary relations$zUnited States$y20th century 607 $aAustralia$xMilitary relations$zUnited States$y21st century 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary relations$zAustralia$y20th century 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary relations$zAustralia$y21st century 607 $aAustralia$xHistory, Military$y20th century 607 $aAustralia$xHistory, Military$y21st century 607 $aAustralia$2fast 607 $aIraq$2fast 607 $aUnited States$2fast 608 $aHistory.$2fast 608 $aMilitary history.$2fast 615 0$aIraq War, 2003-2011$xParticipation, Australian. 676 $a956.70443341 702 $aGellerfy$b Thea 702 $aFielding$b Marcus 702 $aBlaxland$b John Charles$f1963- 712 02$aAustralian National University Press, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910433248103321 996 $aNiche wars$92015776 997 $aUNINA