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Loading... Australian Peacekeeping: Sixty Years in the Fieldby David Horner, Jean Bou, Peter Londey
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Peacekeeping has been a significant part of Australia's overseas military engagement since the end of the Second World War. Yet it is a part of the country's history that has been largely neglected until the 1990s, and even since then interest has been slow to develop. In the last sixty years, between 30,000 and 40,000 Australian military personnel and police have served in more than 50 peacekeeping missions in at least 27 different conflicts. This insightful, engaging and superbly-edited volume approaches Australian peacekeeping from four angles: its history, its agencies, some personal reflections, and its future. Contributors discuss the distinction between peacekeeping and war-fighting, the importance of peacekeeping in terms of public policy, the problems of multinational command, and the specialist contributions of the military, civilian police, mine-clearers, weapons inspectors and diplomats. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)355.3570994Social sciences Public Administration, Military Science Military Science Organization of military forces Armies; General staff International PeacekeepersLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |