Anglo-Australian Naval Relations, 1945-1975

A More Independent Service
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-92743-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3069 g

This book examines Anglo-Australian naval relations between 1945-75, a period of great change for both Australia and Great Britain and their respective navies. It explores the cultural and historical ties between the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the efficacy of communications between the services, and the importance of personal relations to the overall inter-service relationship. The author assesses the dilemmas faced by Great Britain associated with that nation’s declining power, and the impact of the retreat from ‘East of Suez’ on the strategic relationship between the United Kingdom and Australia. The book also considers operational co-operation between the Royal Navy and the RAN including conflicts such as the Korean War, the Malayan Emergency, and confrontation with Indonesia, as well as peacetime pursuits such as port visits and the testing of atomic weapons in the 1950s. Co-operation in matters of personnel and training are also dealt with in great detail,along with the co-operation between the Royal Navy and the RAN in equipment procurement and design and the increased ability of the RAN to look to non-British sources for equipment procurement. The book considers the impact of stronger Australian-American ties on the RAN and appraises the role it played in the conflict in Vietnam.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gjessing, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Australische und Pazifische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Seestreitkräfte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction Communications, Personal Relations, Cultural and Historical Ties.- Chapter 2 High-Level Strategy.- Chapter 3 East of Suez Dilemmas.- Chapter 4 Operations.- Chapter 5 Manpower, Personnel and Training.- Chapter 6 Equipment Design and Procurement.- Chapter 7 Australia, Allies and the RAN.- Chapter 8 Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Mark Gjessing is a historian and has previously lectured in International History and Contemporary Military History at the University of Leeds, UK. He served with the Royal Australian Navy for nine years as a weapons system technician.