Leigh Neville

The Australian Army at War 1976-2016 (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Dennis, Peter

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472826305
• Artikelnr.: 56886855

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: the 'Diggers' - history and character - recent organization; British and US influence/ The lean years
1970s/ Modernization
1980s/ Peace-keeping
1980s-90s: Rwanda
Cambodia
Lebanon
Somalia/ 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