Guarding the Periphery

The Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951–75

Nonfiction, History, Australia & Oceania, Military
Cover of the book Guarding the Periphery by Tristan Moss, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Tristan Moss ISBN: 9781108186858
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: July 5, 2017
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Tristan Moss
ISBN: 9781108186858
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: July 5, 2017
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Based around the Pacific Islands Regiment, the Australian Army's units in Papua New Guinea had a dual identity: integral to Australia's defence, but also part of its largest colony, and viewed as a foreign people. The Australian Army in PNG defended Australia from threats to its north and west, while also managing the force's place within Australian colonial rule in PNG, occasionally resulting in a tense relationship with the Australian colonial government during a period of significant change. In Guarding the Periphery: The Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951–75, Tristan Moss explores the operational, social and racial aspects of this unique force during the height of the colonial era in PNG and during the progression to independence. Combining the rich detail of both archival material and oral histories, Guarding the Periphery recounts a part of Australian military history that is often overlooked by studies of Australia's military past.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Based around the Pacific Islands Regiment, the Australian Army's units in Papua New Guinea had a dual identity: integral to Australia's defence, but also part of its largest colony, and viewed as a foreign people. The Australian Army in PNG defended Australia from threats to its north and west, while also managing the force's place within Australian colonial rule in PNG, occasionally resulting in a tense relationship with the Australian colonial government during a period of significant change. In Guarding the Periphery: The Australian Army in Papua New Guinea, 1951–75, Tristan Moss explores the operational, social and racial aspects of this unique force during the height of the colonial era in PNG and during the progression to independence. Combining the rich detail of both archival material and oral histories, Guarding the Periphery recounts a part of Australian military history that is often overlooked by studies of Australia's military past.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book The Cambridge Handbook of Social Representations by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book The Cooperative Business Movement, 1950 to the Present by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book Heroes and Legends of Fin-de-Siècle France by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book Oil in the Environment by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book Youth Activism and Contentious Politics in Egypt by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book Spinoza's Critique of Religion and its Heirs by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book Understanding Child and Adolescent Behaviour in the Classroom by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book Peace Diplomacy, Global Justice and International Agency by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book The Recognition and Management of Early Psychosis by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book In God's Image by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book Archaic Style in English Literature, 1590–1674 by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book Bombing the Marshall Islands by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book The Economic History of the Caribbean since the Napoleonic Wars by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book Knowing China by Tristan Moss
Cover of the book Cognitive Science by Tristan Moss
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy