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Beschreibung

Since the end of their involvement in the Vietnam War, the Australian Army has been modernized in every respect.

After peacekeeping duties in South-East Asia, Africa and the Middle East in the 1980s-90s, 'Diggers' were sent to safeguard the newly independent East Timor from Indonesian harassment in 1999, and to provide long-term protection and mentoring since 2006. Australian Army units have served in the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Australian Special Forces are currently operating alongside US and British elements against ISIS in northern Iraq. During these campaigns the Australian SAS Regiment and Commandos have fully matured into 'Tier 1' assets, internationally recognized for their wide range of capabilities.

The book, written by an Australian author who has written extensively about modern warfare, traces the development of the Army's organization, combat uniforms, load-bearing equipment, small arms and major weapon systems using specially commissioned artwork and photographs.

Since the end of their involvement in the Vietnam War, the Australian Army has been modernized in every respect.

After peacekeeping duties in South-East Asia, Africa and the Middle East in the 1980s-90s, 'Diggers' were sent to safeguard the newly independent East Timor from Indonesian harassment in 1999, and to provide long-term protection and mentoring since 2006. Australian Army units have served in the US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Australian Special Forces are currently operating alongside US and British elements against ISIS in northern Iraq. During these campaigns the Australian SAS Regiment and Commandos have fully matured into 'Tier 1' assets, internationally recognized for their wide range of capabilities.

The book, written by an Australian author who has written extensively about modern warfare, traces the development of the Army's organization, combat uniforms, load-bearing equipment, small arms and major weapon systems using specially commissioned artwork and photographs.

Über den Autor
Leigh Neville is an Australian national who has written a number of books on both modern conventional military units and special operations forces serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, their weapons and their vehicles, including Special Forces in the War on Terror. He has also consulted on military topics for several wargame companies and television documentary makers. He lives in Sydney with his wife and two dogs.
Zusammenfassung
The Australian Army is extremely generous and open with its photo archives, and the span of several decades is shown in a varied and interesting selection of colour plates.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: the 'Diggers' - history and character - recent organization; British and US influence
The lean years, 1970
Modernization, 1980s
Peace-keeping, 1980s-90s: Rwanda, Cambodia, Lebanon, Somali
East Timor: Op 'Stabilise', 1999; Op 'Astute', 2006
Afghanistan: Special Forces Task Group, 2001-2002
Iraq: Special Operations Forces, 2003; Battle Group, 2005-2008
Back to Afghanistan: Special Forces
Special Operations Task Group, 2005-2013; Reconstruction Task Force, 2006-2012
Evolution of Australian Special Ops Forces; return to Iraq
The future: 2016 Defence White Paper
Weapons, equipment and vehicles; uniforms, load-bearing equipment and body armor
Select Bibliography
Plate Commentaries

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Men-at-Arms
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472826329
ISBN-10: 1472826329
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Neville, Leigh
Illustrator: Dennis, Peter
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Men-at-Arms
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 246 x 182 x 7 mm
Von/Mit: Leigh Neville
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.06.2019
Gewicht: 0,164 kg
Artikel-ID: 114089091